Quotes about Joshua Rice

About his blond hair that sticks out from his helmet, "The Viking" Joshua Rice said:
"Some guys (on the team) think I look like a Viking or something. Yeah, I'm pretty into Vikings. I haven't cut it in two years, since I got here. I started growing it out in the summer of my senior year (of high school)." (HSB)


About how the golden hair is Rice's trademark, Cal Lee said:
"You can really tell when he does something good because you know who it is. That's his trademark, the golden (locks). He's just been a joy to work with because he wants to help wherever he can, on the scout team, special teams." (HSB)


About how he owes his football career to his family's move to the mainland, Rice said that if they didn't leave Hawaii:
"I probably would have just surfed instead." (HSB)


About the difficulty in cracking the deep depth chart at LB, Rice said:
"I gotta wait my turn. But, I mean, just work as hard as I can, just keep up the intensity, always get better, because when that shot does come, when they put me in, I want to shine." (HSB)

HSB Note: "After redshirting his first season in 2005, the 6-foot, 215-pound Rice has definitely shown flashes of talent. Last year, he put in some work on special teams, and he recorded a 13-yard sack against Louisiana Tech for his lone tackle of the season. In spring practice contact drills, he drew some oohs and aahs for leveling Kiran Kepo'o as the freshman quarterback scrambled to the line of scrimmage."


About how Rice has distinguished himself with his hard work, Cal Lee said:
"He knows what he's up against, and he just works hard at it. Trains hard and you never know, you never know. If the time comes, you gotta be ready. And if it did come to Josh, he'd be ready." (HSB)