.HOUSTON (AP)– Administrator Connors ran for three touchdowns, Taji Atkins competed 2 more and Rice swamped FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors ran for 113 yards on nine offers, an average of 12.6-yards-per carry and also composed on pair of 5-yard runs as well as a 71-yarder. Atkins possessed 91 yards on 11 carries as well as composing runs of 5 as well as thirty three yards.E.J. Detector threw for 189 backyards, pair of goals and had an interception for Rice (1-1).
The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in complete yardage and also racked up a pair of touchdowns in the first, 3rd and also 4th one-fourths and three in the 2nd. Rice constructed a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) steered clear of a shutout when Jordan Davis threw a 12-yard composing exchange Kordell Rodgers with 14 seconds remaining. ___ Obtain poll notifies and also updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season.
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