.HOUSTON (AP)-- Administrator Connors competed 3 goals, Taji Atkins competed pair of more and Rice overwhelmed FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors competed 113 yards on 9 offers, around 12.6-yards-per transport as well as scored on 2 5-yard operates as well as a 71-yarder. Atkins possessed 91 lawns on 11 transports as well as composing runs of 5 and thirty three yards.E.J. Warner tossed for 189 lawns, pair of goals as well as possessed an interception for Rice (1-1). The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in total yardage as well as counted a pair of goals in the very first, third and also 4th one-fourths as well as 3 in the second. Rice constructed a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) stayed away from a shutout when Jordan Davis threw a 12-yard scoring pass to Kordell Rodgers with 14 seconds continuing to be. ___ Receive poll notifies and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the time. Register here. AP university regulation football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll as well as https://apnews.com/hub/college-football.