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Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl officials are celebrating 50 years of competition this year and they’re doing it in a big way.
The organization is releasing the top 50 all-time players in I-Bowl history, and they’ve been releasing them in five-player increments. But now that the All-Time list has reached the Top 20, the individual athletes are receiving stand-alone stories. The athlete residing at No. 19 is former South Carolina wide receiver Sidney Rice.
The list was voted on by a local panel of media members, including the Shreveport Times, and I-Bowl representatives.
Here is the I-Bowl’s take on Rice and his success in both Shreveport and beyond:
There have been many great receiving performances in the I-Bowl over the years, and No. 19 on the game’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team — South Carolina wide receiver Sidney Rice — had one of the best.
A freshman for Steve Spurrier’s South Carolina Gamecocks, Rice rewrote the receiving record book in the 2005 I-Bowl — collecting 12 receptions for 191 yards and one TD. At the time, both of those marks set single-game I-Bowl records. He is still tied for the most receptions in annual game alongside Duke’s T.J. Rahming (2018) and Virginia Tech’s Isaiah Ford (2013), and is fourth in single-game receiving yards.
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After redshirting in 2004, Rice was one of the SEC’s most-productive receivers in 2005 and 2006. Beginning his career with a school-record eight straight games with a TD, he recorded 70 receptions for 1,143 yards and 13 TDs in 2005 — being named first-team All-SEC — and added 72 receptions, 1,090 receiving yards, 10 TDs and second-team All-SEC honors in 2006. In just two seasons, Rice broke Sterling Sharpe’s South Carolina record for career touchdowns with 23.
The 6-foot-4, 202-pound Rice was selected in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He caught 31 passes for 396 yards and four TDs in his rookie season and was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. After battling injury in 2008, he had the best season of his career in 2009. On his way to making his lone Pro Bowl team, Rice caught 83 balls for 1,312 yards and eight TDs.
After an injury-marred 2010 season, Rice signed a five-year, $41 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks. He would go on to play three seasons in Seattle, catching 97 passes for 1,463 yards and 12 TDs. He was a member of the 2013 Seahawks squad that won Super Bowl XLVIII. Rice retired in July 2014 due to multiple concussions during his career.
Players were nominated and evaluated based on the following criteria: 40% weight on their I-Bowl performance; 30% on their college career; 30% on their pro career and accomplishments.
Jimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.
This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: South Carolina's Sidney Rice is No. 19 on I-Bowl’s all-time list
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The organization is releasing the top 50 all-time players in I-Bowl history, and they’ve been releasing them in five-player increments. But now that the All-Time list has reached the Top 20, the individual athletes are receiving stand-alone stories. The athlete residing at No. 19 is former South Carolina wide receiver Sidney Rice.
The list was voted on by a local panel of media members, including the Shreveport Times, and I-Bowl representatives.
Here is the I-Bowl’s take on Rice and his success in both Shreveport and beyond:
There have been many great receiving performances in the I-Bowl over the years, and No. 19 on the game’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team — South Carolina wide receiver Sidney Rice — had one of the best.
A freshman for Steve Spurrier’s South Carolina Gamecocks, Rice rewrote the receiving record book in the 2005 I-Bowl — collecting 12 receptions for 191 yards and one TD. At the time, both of those marks set single-game I-Bowl records. He is still tied for the most receptions in annual game alongside Duke’s T.J. Rahming (2018) and Virginia Tech’s Isaiah Ford (2013), and is fourth in single-game receiving yards.
TOOMBS TIME: Ja’Mar Toombs, Rocky Calmus shine in latest I-Bowl All-Time group
DRIVING THE HEARST: Georgia’s Garrison Hearst highlights latest I-Bowl All-Time group
NO. 20: Former Missouri QB Brad Smith is No. 20 on I-Bowl’s all-time list
After redshirting in 2004, Rice was one of the SEC’s most-productive receivers in 2005 and 2006. Beginning his career with a school-record eight straight games with a TD, he recorded 70 receptions for 1,143 yards and 13 TDs in 2005 — being named first-team All-SEC — and added 72 receptions, 1,090 receiving yards, 10 TDs and second-team All-SEC honors in 2006. In just two seasons, Rice broke Sterling Sharpe’s South Carolina record for career touchdowns with 23.
The 6-foot-4, 202-pound Rice was selected in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He caught 31 passes for 396 yards and four TDs in his rookie season and was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. After battling injury in 2008, he had the best season of his career in 2009. On his way to making his lone Pro Bowl team, Rice caught 83 balls for 1,312 yards and eight TDs.
After an injury-marred 2010 season, Rice signed a five-year, $41 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks. He would go on to play three seasons in Seattle, catching 97 passes for 1,463 yards and 12 TDs. He was a member of the 2013 Seahawks squad that won Super Bowl XLVIII. Rice retired in July 2014 due to multiple concussions during his career.
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Players were nominated and evaluated based on the following criteria: 40% weight on their I-Bowl performance; 30% on their college career; 30% on their pro career and accomplishments.
Jimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.
This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: South Carolina's Sidney Rice is No. 19 on I-Bowl’s all-time list
Continue reading...
