"I'm disappointed for Chase and for our program," said head coach Butch
Davis. "He was significant on special teams and played well in the ball
game Saturday. I hate losing him."
A junior from Asheville, N.C., Rice started at outside linebacker and made
one tackle and broke up a pass that led to an interception. True freshman
Bruce Carter will start in his place Saturday against East Carolina.
Last season Rice started three games and played in all 12, recording 31 tackles, one sack and one interception, and he appeared in all 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2005 as a reserve linebacker and on special teams.