.HOUSTON (AP)-- Administrator Connors competed 3 touchdowns, Taji Atkins competed pair of even more and Rice overwhelmed FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors competed 113 gardens on 9 transports, around 12.6-yards-per carry and also composed on pair of 5-yard operates and also a 71-yarder. Atkins possessed 91 backyards on 11 offers as well as scoring operates of 5 and thirty three yards.E.J. Detector threw for 189 gardens, 2 touchdowns and had an interception for Rice (1-1). The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in total yardage and also counted a pair of touchdowns in the initial, 3rd and also fourth one-fourths as well as 3 in the 2nd. Rice built a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) avoided a nothing when Jordan Davis tossed a 12-yard scoring exchange Kordell Rodgers with 14 seconds remaining. ___ Receive survey signals as well as updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Enroll below. AP college soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football.