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William Marsh ___MASK50___ , commonly referred to as ___MASK50___ or Rice , is a private research university located on a campus in Houston , Texas , United States . The university is situated near the Houston Museum District and is adjacent to the Texas Medical Center . Rice is generally considered the top university and the most selective institute of higher education in the state of Texas . Marcus Rucker ( born April 20 , 1985 in El Dorado , Arkansas ) played college football for the Rice Owls while majoring in Economics / Sports Management . He is the son of Isaiah Sr . and Rosalind and has two brothers and two sisters . He attended training camp with the Seattle Seahawks , but was cut on August 28 , 2007 . On September 18 , 2007 he signed a contract and was placed on the Developmental Squad with the CFL ' s Saskatchewan Roughriders . He was released by the Riders on June 21 , 2008 , following training camp . He was readded to the Riders ' Developmental Squad on July 8 , 2008 . In 2011 , Marcus joined Teach for America 2011 Houston Corps to teach high school in inner - city Houston . As a first year teacher , he will teach Algebra I , Algebra II and Geometry in the Fall . ___MASK95___ is a private , nonsectarian research university in New Orleans , Louisiana , United States . It was founded as a public medical college in 1834 , and became a comprehensive university in 1847 . The institution was privatized under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1884 . Tulane is a member of the Association of American Universities . The ___MASK50___ athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls . The name comes from the owls in Rice ' s crest . Rice participates in NCAA Division I athletics and is part of Conference USA . Rice was a member of the Southwest Conference until its breakup in 1996 . Rice then joined the Western Athletic Conference before joining C - USA on July 1 , 2005 . Rice is the fifth - smallest school competing in NCAA Division I FBS football measured by undergraduate enrollment , just above the University of Tulsa ' s 2 , 756 and the three FBS United States service academies ' s approximate 4 , 500 . Rice ' s sports rivalry include cross - town University of Houston , and Tulane University . The United States service academies , also known as the United States military academies , are federal academies for the ___MASK44___ and training of commissioned officers for the United States Armed Forces . The Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) is an American collegiate athletic conference formed on July 27 , 1962 and affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I . The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States , with member institutions located in Arizona , California , New Mexico , Utah , and Washington , along with the " non - western " states of Missouri , ___MASK64___ ( traditionally associated with the Midwest ), and Texas ( traditionally associated with the South ). The ___MASK99___ ( TU ) is a private university located in Tulsa , Oklahoma , United States . The university is historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church . The university offers programs in law , English , computer science , natural sciences , psychology , and engineering . Its faculty includes the Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko , psychologist Robert Hogan , and political scientist Robert Donaldson . The campus ' s design is predominantly English Gothic . The ___MASK56___ ( UH ) is a state research university and the flagship institution of the ___MASK56___ System . Founded in 1927 , UH is the university in Texas with nearly 43 , 000 students . Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston , and was known as ___MASK56___  University Park from 1983 to 1991 . The Carnegie Foundation classifies UH as a doctoral degree - granting institution with " highest research activity ." The " U . S . News & World Report " ranks the university No . 194 in its ___MASK85___ Rankings , and No . 103 among top public universities . UH is one of four public universities in Texas with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter .