Unconventional students at Rice: The powerful walk-on who never quit

Brandon Martin
– April 13, 2015Posted in: Current News

Rice University and Jayson Carter were destined to be paired together. As a child, the Houston-native ran the steps of Rice Stadium with his dad for exercise. Years later Carter is one of the shortest players in college football history, suiting up for one of the smallest schools in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.

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About Brandon Martin

Greetings, I am a video producer at Rice University in the Office of Public Affairs. I became a Rice Owl in June 2011. Before that, I was at KPRC-TV in Houston as a special projects photojournalist for seven years, where I covered everything from hurricanes to sports. Southeast Texas has been my home my entire life. I am lucky to have a wonderful wife and two of the cutest girls I have ever seen. Go Owls!