Fresno Preview

Ka Leo sports reporter Rebecca Gallegos has a good preview of this Saturday's Fresno game.

The Bulldog defense will be challenged by Hawaii’s high-powered pass offense, currently second in the nation in passing yards. However, the Bulldogs rank third in the WAC in quarterback sacks (nine in five games this season), and will undoubtedly challenge Brennan. In last year’s meeting, the Fresno State defense held UH to a mere 13 points. The Bulldogs prevented the Warriors from scoring on five of eight red zone attempts and halted the Warrior offense on all three fourth-down attempts.

“We just couldn’t get in the end zone,” Jones said about last year’s offensive struggles versus Fresno. “Hopefully we can improve on that, and if we do, we’ll be OK.”

This team is better on offense, defense, special teams and the road than last year, and probably in quite a few years when taken as a whole. Everything's coming together for the Warriors, even in spite of all the injuries. This Saturday's game is gonna be a great one for Hawaii. I'm confident! GO WARRIORS!!!!

UPDATE: Here's a preview from USA Today. The Hawaii-Fresno section is at the bottom of the page. Here's an excerpt:

The key to his success could be the trench battle between C Kyle Young and Hawaii DT Michael Lafaele. Fresno QB Tom Brandstater needs to start hitting on some deep balls. After nearly letting a big lead get away, don't expect QB Colt Brennan to throttle back if the Warriors jump in front again. WRs Davone Bess and Ian Sample are the big-play threats. LB Dwayne Andrews and the Bulldogs' defense must also account for RB Nate Ilaoa, averaging 9.3 yards per touch as a rusher and pass catcher.