.HOUSTON (AP)-- Dean Connors competed three touchdowns, Taji Atkins ran for two additional and also Rice swamped FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors competed 113 yards on 9 transports, an average of 12.6-yards-per transport and composed on two 5-yard runs and a 71-yarder. Atkins possessed 91 gardens on 11 offers as well as composing runs of 5 as well as thirty three yards.E.J. Detector threw for 189 lawns, two touchdowns and also possessed an interception for Rice (1-1). The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in overall yardage and counted a pair of touchdowns in the 1st, third and also fourth one-fourths and three in the 2nd. Rice built a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) stayed away from a shutout when Jordan Davis threw a 12-yard composing pass to Kordell Rodgers with 14 seconds remaining. ___ Get poll signals as well as updates on the AP Best 25 throughout the period. Enroll here. AP university soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and also https://apnews.com/hub/college-football.