.HOUSTON (AP)-- Administrator Connors competed 3 touchdowns, Taji Atkins ran for pair of even more and also Rice overwhelmed FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors competed 113 backyards on nine offers, around 12.6-yards-per carry and also composed on two 5-yard runs as well as a 71-yarder. Atkins had 91 yards on 11 transports as well as composing runs 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 overall yardage and also counted a set of touchdowns in the 1st, 3rd and fourth quarters and 3 in the 2nd. Rice constructed a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) avoided a shutout when Jordan Davis threw a 12-yard composing pass to Kordell Rodgers along with 14 seconds staying. ___ Obtain poll alerts as well as updates on the AP Leading 25 throughout the season. Sign up right here. AP university football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football.