Source: Stanford, Rice will open 2017 season in Sydney
ByBrett McMurphy 
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Stanford and Rice will open the 2017 season in Sydney, a source told ESPN's Brett McMurphy.
The game was originally scheduled for Sept. 2, 2017, at Rice, but it will be played in late August in Australia pending NCAA approval in January.
Cal and Hawaii opened up the 2016 season In Sydney.
Copyright © 2026 ESPN Internet Ventures. All rights reserved.
