KINGSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — An intrastate football rivalry will be renewed for the 42nd time this coming weekend.
The University of Rhode Island and Brown University will play in the annual Governor's Cup at 1 p.m. Saturday at Meade Stadium in Kingston.
Even though Brown leads the overall series 73-32-2, URI has more Governor's Cup victories (22-19) since it started back in 1981.
Gov. Dan McKee held a kickoff event on Wednesday with the teams' coaches and captains.