.HOUSTON (AP)– Dean Connors competed 3 goals, Taji Atkins competed pair of even more and Rice overwhelmed FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors ran for 113 yards on nine transports, approximately 12.6-yards-per carry and scored on pair of 5-yard runs and a 71-yarder. Atkins possessed 91 gardens on 11 offers and also scoring runs of 5 as well as 33 yards.E.J. Detector threw for 189 yards, pair of goals as well as had an interception for Rice (1-1).
The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in total yardage and counted a set of touchdowns in the initial, third and also 4th one-fourths and 3 in the second. Rice built a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) steered clear of a nothing when Jordan Davis tossed a 12-yard composing exchange Kordell Rodgers with 14 seconds remaining. ___ Obtain poll signals and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season.
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