College Career
Rice was heavily recruited by many colleges but signed with the University of South Carolina, where he played for the South Carolina Gamecocks football team from 2004 to 2006.
Rice was redshirted his freshman year in 2004.
In his redshirt freshman year in 2005, he had 70 catches for 1,143 yards (14th all time in SEC history) and 13 touchdowns, a single season receiving record at University of South Carolina (eighth all time in Southeastern Conference history). He also began his career with eight consecutive games with a touchdown. This streak ended with the 30-22 upset of the nationally ranked Florida Gators at Williams-Brice Stadium.
In 2006, Rice caught 72 passes for 1,090 yards and 10 touchdowns. He had five touchdowns against Florida Atlantic which broke a USC record and tied an SEC record for most receiving touchdowns in a game. For his short career, he broke Sterling Sharpe's school career touchdown record in just two years, finishing his career with 23 touchdowns.
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