PROVO — Saturday night, after BYU’s 49-23 victory, Hawaii’s football coach humorously began his comments with a sarcastic remark.
“Damn you LaVell Edwards and your curse,” the Rainbow Warriors’ Nick Rolovich wryly said.
Rolovich was trying to be somewhat lighthearted in the aftermath of his team’s latest loss to the Cougars, but this was a game Hawaii wanted badly to win, so his disappointment couldn’t be hidden.
BYU has long been considered Hawaii’s biggest rival by those associated with the Honolulu-based program, and the visitors were hoping to win for the first time ever in 10 trips to Provo.