.HOUSTON (AP)-- Administrator Connors competed 3 goals, Taji Atkins competed pair of additional as well as Rice swamped FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors competed 113 yards on 9 transports, an average of 12.6-yards-per offer and also scored on 2 5-yard operates and also a 71-yarder. Atkins had 91 yards on 11 transports and scoring runs of 5 as well as thirty three yards.E.J. Warner threw for 189 lawns, two touchdowns and had an interception for Rice (1-1). The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in overall yardage and racked up a pair of touchdowns in the very first, 3rd and fourth quarters as well as 3 in the second. Rice constructed a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) stayed clear of a shutout when Jordan Davis tossed a 12-yard scoring pass to Kordell Rodgers with 14 seconds continuing to be. ___ Get poll signals and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up right here. AP university football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and also https://apnews.com/hub/college-football.