For most Fresno State Bulldogs, this week’s trip to the Hawaii Bowl is a journey far, far away.
For guard Netane Muti, it’s a trip home.
Muti was born and raised in Tonga before his family moved to Wahiawa, a town of 18,000 in the “central valley” of Oahu, a 45-minute drive from Waikiki.
“It’s pretty special because I get to see my family and they don’t have to pay for a plane ticket,” Muti said.
Muti’s parents, younger brother and one of his two younger sisters already visited him at the team hotel. Older brother Ma’ake plays football at Asuza Pacific.