SAN DIEGO — UNLV’s trip to Hawaii suddenly doesn’t look as appealing for the Rebels as it did last season, when the Rainbow Warriors struggled to a 3-10 record and went 0-8 in the Mountain West.
Hawaii has improved under first-year coach Nick Rolovich, beating San Jose State 34-17 on Saturday to open conference play 2-0 and even its record at 3-3 while snapping a 10-game road losing streak.
Quarterback Dru Brown completed 24 of 33 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 54 yards and a score for the Rainbow Warriors, who beat UNR 38-17 in their league opener at home.