.HOUSTON (AP)-- Dean Connors competed 3 goals, Taji Atkins competed pair of more and also Rice bewildered FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors ran for 113 gardens on nine carries, an average of 12.6-yards-per offer as well as scored on 2 5-yard runs and also a 71-yarder. Atkins had 91 yards on 11 offers and also scoring operates of 5 and thirty three yards.E.J. Detector threw for 189 yards, pair of goals as well as had an interception for Rice (1-1). The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in total yardage and racked up a pair of goals in the initial, third and also fourth quarters as well as 3 in the second. 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 few seconds remaining. ___ Acquire survey signals as well as updates on the AP Leading 25 throughout the time. Join listed here. AP university football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football.