.HOUSTON (AP)-- Administrator Connors competed 3 touchdowns, Taji Atkins ran for 2 additional and also Rice overwhelmed FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors competed 113 backyards on 9 transports, around 12.6-yards-per transport and scored on two 5-yard runs and a 71-yarder. Atkins possessed 91 yards on 11 carries as well as scoring runs of 5 as well as thirty three yards.E.J. Warner tossed for 189 yards, two touchdowns and also possessed an interception for Rice (1-1). The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in complete yardage and also racked up a set of touchdowns in the 1st, third and fourth one-fourths as well as three in the 2nd. Rice constructed a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) steered clear of a shutout when Jordan Davis threw a 12-yard composing pass to Kordell Rodgers along with 14 secs remaining. ___ Acquire poll alarms and also updates on the AP Best 25 throughout the period. Enroll right here. AP college regulation football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and also https://apnews.com/hub/college-football.