Rice disassembles FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7

.HOUSTON (AP)– Dean Connors competed 3 touchdowns, Taji Atkins competed two additional as well as Rice swamped FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7 on Saturday.Connors ran for 113 yards on nine transports, an average of 12.6-yards-per offer and also scored on 2 5-yard runs and a 71-yarder. Atkins possessed 91 yards on 11 offers and also composing operates of 5 as well as 33 yards.E.J. Detector tossed for 189 lawns, 2 goals and also possessed an interception for Rice (1-1).

The Owls outgained the Tigers 533-87 in complete yardage and racked up a set of touchdowns in the very first, 3rd and 4th one-fourths and three in the 2nd. Rice constructed a 69-0 lead.Texas Southern (1-1) prevented a shutout when Jordan Davis tossed a 12-yard scoring pass to Kordell Rodgers with 14 few seconds remaining. ___ Acquire poll signals and updates on the AP Best 25 throughout the period.

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