Sources: Rice has agreed to a 20-year stadium naming rights...

Pete Thamel

Sources: Rice has agreed to a 20-year stadium naming rights agreement with First Community Credit Union. RIce Stadium will now be called First Community Stadium. The deal is considered one of the most lucrative in the Group of 6. Interim Rice AD Eric George initiated the conversation with First Community and completed the deal for Rice.

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