Rolovich and Chang were teammates and roommates at Hawaii. Hawaii ML vs California (-112) – It’s reunion time on the Islands. Cal made a bowl yet fired their HC anyways. While waiting on former Oregon DC Tosh Lupoi to take over, interim HC Nick Rolovich will lead the Bears for the Bowl. Nick is no stranger to the Isles as he was a QB and former HC at Hawaii. Not only that but Hawaii HC Tommy Chang and Rolovich were not only teammates at Hawaii but roommates as well.
And to top it all off, Cal star freshman QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is also from Hawaii. Sagapolutele. He battled his consistency this season, but when he was on, he was really on. In the season finale against SMU, he torched the Mustangs for 330 yards with four touchdowns and no picks. Over the last three games, with 922 passing yards and no picks.
Hawaii has a freshman QB as well Micah Alejado. Alejado threw for 2,832 yards with 21 TDs with only nine picks over his 10 games played this season, helping Hawaii put up 31 or more points in six of their last eight games. He led the Mountain West by throwing for 283.2 YPG
And to top it all off, Cal star freshman QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is also from Hawaii. Sagapolutele. He battled his consistency this season, but when he was on, he was really on. In the season finale against SMU, he torched the Mustangs for 330 yards with four touchdowns and no picks. Over the last three games, with 922 passing yards and no picks.
Hawaii has a freshman QB as well Micah Alejado. Alejado threw for 2,832 yards with 21 TDs with only nine picks over his 10 games played this season, helping Hawaii put up 31 or more points in six of their last eight games. He led the Mountain West by throwing for 283.2 YPG
Cal is a poor tackling team Stanford constantly put pressure on Sagapolutele allowing 31 sacks over the season. That's probably the reason while Cal struggled on 3rd downs. The Bears were 86th in the nation in success on third and fourth downs (39.9%), while Hawaii is 35th on converting those plays (46.0%).
Cal is a poor tackling team finishing in bottom-20 in tackle grading, an area that Hawaii will exploit. Hawaii, as the offense ranked sixth nationally in creating broken and missed tackles
And in a game that could come down to special teams the Rainbows are much better. Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa was a Groza Award finalist connecting on 25 of 26 field goals in ’25.
And Spartan fans know that playing Hawaii in Hawaii is, lets just say difficult. Note that Hawaii was 4-1 in Oahu including a wins over Fresno State and Stanford. The same Stanford that beat Cal 31-10 that led to the firing of their HC.
I'll take Hawaii at home. A win will bring overall record to breakeven. I went 2-1 yesterday putting the season at 26-27 so far.
Cal is a poor tackling team finishing in bottom-20 in tackle grading, an area that Hawaii will exploit. Hawaii, as the offense ranked sixth nationally in creating broken and missed tackles
And in a game that could come down to special teams the Rainbows are much better. Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa was a Groza Award finalist connecting on 25 of 26 field goals in ’25.
And Spartan fans know that playing Hawaii in Hawaii is, lets just say difficult. Note that Hawaii was 4-1 in Oahu including a wins over Fresno State and Stanford. The same Stanford that beat Cal 31-10 that led to the firing of their HC.
I'll take Hawaii at home. A win will bring overall record to breakeven. I went 2-1 yesterday putting the season at 26-27 so far.
