Hawaii vs NMSU Recap

Colt Brennan almost tied a couple of the mighty Nick Rolovich's UH school records last night:

From his spot on the sidelines, Nick Rolovich could only watch as his place in the Hawaii record books was threatened.

Rolovich -- he of the legendary 543-yard, eight-touchdown performance against Brigham Young in 2001 -- looked on last night as UH quarterback Colt Brennan piled up the yards and the points for a Warriors offense that took the run out of the run-and-shoot against New Mexico State.

In the end, Rolo's records survived another week as Brennan finished with 515 yards and seven touchdowns in leading UH to a 49-28 homecoming win over the Aggies at Aloha Stadium.

"Like what Dan Robinson told me, his records were going to get broken, mine are going to get broken," said Rolovich, now a UH graduate assistant. "Someday he'll get them."

I think Brennan will probably break a few records by the end of the year. And the receiving corps is coming together as well:

"The camaraderie with those guys is getting a lot better and they're working for each other," Brennan said. "It's not just about (them) trying to get open, it's about (them) trying to pull the safety down so (someone else) gets open behind them."

Hawaii had never been this deep into the season without a home victory under Jones, making last night's win even more important. With the Warriors now at the halfway point of the season, Grice-Mullen feels it is the time for the Hawaii offense to step up.

"We started off with some tough teams and mentally we just messed up," he said. "Now we have shown that when we're clicking, I don't think any team can stop us."

And I didn't know Chad Mock was a walk-on. Cool. Yet another walk-on receiver to shine for Hawaii. Prepare for the UH offense to dominate the second half of the season!

"These four guys — Ross (Dickerson), Ryan, Chad and Davone — are playing unbelievable," UH receivers coach Ron Lee said. "The speed and the confidence they have with Colt, they're playing at a very high level."

Hawaii Warriors' national stats:

2nd in passing offense with 370 yards per game.
But only 60th in scoring offense with 26.5 points per game. Gotta convert!

Colt Brennan's national stats:

4th in completion percentage with 68.9%
5th in passing yards with 1993 yards
T-5th in touchdown passes with 18
9th in QB rating with a score of 157.71

Of course, the only stat that matters is Hawaii is 2-4. But things are looking up! Just ask Davone Bess:


Photo by JAMM AQUINO via the Star-Bulletin.

Or Ryan Grice-Mullen:


Photo by RICHARD WALKER via the Star-Bulletin.

And it looks like coach Vantz Singletary should be okay. He was feeling faint during the game so they took him to the hospital.