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

PAWTUCKET, 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.