.HOUSTON (AP)-- Administrator Connors ran for 3 goals, Taji Atkins competed pair of additional and also Rice overwhelmed FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors ran for 113 yards on nine carries, an average of 12.6-yards-per offer and scored on pair of 5-yard runs as well as a 71-yarder. Atkins possessed 91 gardens on 11 carries as well as scoring runs of 5 and 33 yards.E.J. Warner threw for 189 yards, pair of goals and also had an interception for Rice (1-1). The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in complete yardage and also recorded a set of touchdowns in the very first, 3rd and also fourth one-fourths and also 3 in the 2nd. Rice created a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) steered clear of a nothing when Jordan Davis tossed a 12-yard scoring exchange Kordell Rodgers with 14 seconds continuing to be. ___ Receive poll alerts as well as updates on the AP Leading 25 throughout the season. Subscribe listed below. AP university football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and also https://apnews.com/hub/college-football.