Third-quarter rally lifts Brown over Rhode Island 24-21

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Darius Daies ran for two scores, Thomas Linta threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Isaac Whitney , and Brown scored 21 unanswered third-quarter points to beat Rhode Island 24-21 on Saturday and win the 36th annual Governor's Cup. Trailing 14-3 at halftime after the Rams (1-4) converted two fumbles into scores, Brown (2-1) closed to 14-10 on Daies' 22-yard scoring run. Linta capped Brown's next drive with an 18-yard scoring strike to Whitney. Linta finished 18 of 47 for 226 yards with an interception. Daies, 95 yards on 16 carries, added insurance with a 7-yard scoring run, but the Rams closed to 24-21 early in the fourth quarter when Tyler Harris hit Aaron Parker with an 11-yard TD pass. It was Parker's seventh TD reception in as many games, tying the school record. Rhode Island had a chance to tie it, but C.J.