Under-.500 Rice glad to have Armed Forces Bowl bid vs. Texas State

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Most coaches profess excitement to play in a bowl game, whether they mean it or not.

It's probably a safe guess that first-year Rice coach Scott Abell wasn't faking his thoughts about getting an invitation to take his team to the Armed Forces Bowl against Texas State on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.

'I am thrilled to have another opportunity to coach this group