.HOUSTON (AP)-- Administrator Connors competed 3 touchdowns, Taji Atkins ran for 2 more and also Rice overwhelmed FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors competed 113 backyards on nine carries, an average of 12.6-yards-per transport and also composed on two 5-yard operates and also a 71-yarder. Atkins had 91 yards on 11 transports and also composing runs of 5 and also thirty three yards.E.J. Detector threw for 189 yards, two touchdowns and possessed an interception for Rice (1-1). The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in complete yardage and also recorded a pair of goals in the initial, 3rd and fourth one-fourths and also three in the second. Rice constructed a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) stayed clear of a nothing when Jordan Davis threw a 12-yard composing pass to Kordell Rodgers with 14 seconds staying. ___ Receive survey signals and also updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the period. Join right here. AP college regulation football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll as well as https://apnews.com/hub/college-football.