.HOUSTON (AP)-- Administrator Connors competed 3 goals, Taji Atkins competed pair of more as well as Rice overwhelmed FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors competed 113 yards on nine carries, around 12.6-yards-per transport and composed on two 5-yard operates and also a 71-yarder. Atkins possessed 91 yards on 11 transports and scoring operates of 5 and thirty three yards.E.J. Warner tossed for 189 yards, two goals and also possessed an interception for Rice (1-1). The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in total yardage and racked up a pair of touchdowns in the 1st, third and also fourth quarters and 3 in the second. Rice created a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) prevented a shutout when Jordan Davis threw a 12-yard composing pass to Kordell Rodgers along with 14 secs staying. ___ Obtain poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the time. Enroll here. AP university football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football.