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Australia trip over, Rice unsure when it will return to Houston

Rice’s season began Saturday night with a 62-7 loss to No. 14 Stanford in Australia. But a more pressing matter faces the club than its 0-1 record.

Hurricane Harvey is still bearing down on the Owls’ native Houston, and the program is unsure when it will be able to return home.

Head coach David Bailiff indicated following the game that Rice would head back to Los Angeles as previously scheduled and... wait.

Houston has moved its preseason preparations to Austin, and the Houston Texans flew to Dallas following a preseason game Saturday in New Orleans. With images like that now the reality in Houston and more rain in the forecast, it’s impossible to say when it will be safe for the Owls, Cougars and Texans to return home.

Rice is off until a Sept. 9 game at UTEP, but for now a more pressing matter awaits.