UNLV place kicker Evan Pantels (30) is congratulated by his teammates offensive lineman Nathan Jacobson, left, and tight end Trevor Kanteman (9) after kicking the game winning field goal late in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, in Honolulu. UNLV beat Hawaii 41-38. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
HONOLULU — Aloha means goodbye to the demons that had haunted UNLV’s football team since it suffered a gut-wrenching loss here to Hawaii in 2014.
Aloha also means hello to bowl hopes for the Rebels, who matched their win total from last season in a wild 41-38 victory over the Rainbow Warriors that started Saturday night and ended early Sunday (PDT) before an announced homecoming crowd of 28,729 at Aloha Stadium.