FIU 36, Rice 17: Owls show early promise under Marshman, stagnate in second half

The best thing that could be said about Rice’s 36-17 loss to FIU (5-2) Saturday night was that at least it wasn’t the same as last week’s lose to UAB.

Actually that's not entirely true, redshirt freshman Evan Marshman proved to be a reliable quarterback in his first official start. It's not much, but it’s something to build off of considering how demoralizing Rice’s loss to UAB could have been.