AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Colt McCoy passed for 333 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 7 Texas to an easy 58-14 win over Rice on Saturday night in the Longhorns' last game before the start of the Big 12 schedule.

Limas Sweed caught five passes for 139 yards with touchdowns of 52 and 24 yards as the Longhorns (4-0) pounded out any lingering frustrations after three close wins and a wave of bad publicity surrounding player arrests and suspensions in recent weeks.

Texas led the Owls (0-4) 41-0 in the second quarter. The final score could have been much worse but Colt McCoy and most of Texas starters were on the bench after the first series of the third.

Even then, freshman quarterback John Chiles quickly drove the Longhorns to another TD, rushing for 49 yards on an eight-play scoring drive in his first action of the season.

This game won't be considered much of a measuring stick for the Longhorns -- Rice's offense ranks among the worst in the country -- but it was sure to massage the ego of a team that struggled through games against Arkansas State, TCU and Central Florida and left some wondering if they were overrated.

Texas opens Big 12 play next weekend at home against Kansas State.

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