Freshman Thomas runs for 222, Elon edges Rhode Island 24-21

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Jaylan Thomas ran for 222 yards — the eighth-biggest game in Elon history — and scored a touchdown to help the Phoenix turn back Rhode Island 24-21 on Saturday.
Thomas scored on an 86-yard run, going untouched up the middle before outrunning the defense for the fifth-longest run in school history, late in the second quarter. Just 90 seconds later Warren Messer returned a deflected pass 86 yards — the seventh-longest interception return in school