.HOUSTON (AP)-- Dean Connors competed 3 touchdowns, Taji Atkins competed pair of more and also Rice bewildered FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors ran for 113 yards on 9 carries, around 12.6-yards-per carry as well as composed on two 5-yard operates and a 71-yarder. Atkins possessed 91 backyards on 11 transports as well as composing operates of 5 and thirty three yards.E.J. Detector threw for 189 lawns, 2 touchdowns and also possessed an interception for Rice (1-1). The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in total yardage as well as racked up a set of touchdowns in the first, 3rd as well as fourth one-fourths as well as three in the 2nd. Rice created a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) steered clear of a nothing when Jordan Davis threw a 12-yard scoring exchange Kordell Rodgers along with 14 seconds remaining. ___ Receive survey tips off and updates on the AP Leading 25 throughout the period. Enroll listed here. AP college regulation football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football.