Budge throws for 2 TDs, Garner adds pick-6 and Rhode Island scores 28 in 4th quarter in 31-10 win

Tyler Budge threw two touchdown passes and Mitchell Garner’s pick-6 helped Rhode Island break open the game with a 28-point fourth quarter in a 31-10 victory over Elon in a Coastal Athletic Association opener on SaturdayPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Tyler Budge threw two touchdown passes and Mitchell Garner's pick-6 helped Rhode Island break open the game with a 28-point fourth quarter in a 31-10 victory over Elon in a Coastal Athletic Association opener on Saturday.Rhode Island's Josh Hemel kicked a 51-yard field goal — the third-longest in program history — to tie the game in the third quarter before the Rams (2-1, 1-0) took the lead for good early in the fourth on Terrence Campbell's 1-yard, fourth-down run to cap a 98-yard drive.An interception by Tyson Grimm led to Marquis Buchanan's 7-yard TD reception, and 33 seconds later Garner returned a pick-6 30 yards for a 24-3 lead before the teams exchanged touchdowns in the final four minutes. The Rams, ranked eighth in the Stats Perform FCS poll, intercepted four passes and recovered a fumble.Budge finished 15-of-28 passing for 178 yards and an interception to go with his scores.TJ Crews IV threw for 183 yards with one TD and two picks. Tanner Payne threw three passes without a completion and was intercepted twice. Kamerin McDowell-Moore rushed for 117 yards on 23 carries.Popular ReadsElon: Home against Sacred Heart next Saturday.Rhode Island: At Stony Brook next Saturday.___Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full college football coverage hereSponsored Content by Taboola