Hawaii football coach Nick Rolovich is on the phone, talking about the rivalry with Fresno State and the 50th all-time meeting between the Bulldogs and Rainbow Warriors on Saturday evening at Aloha Stadium.
For a few minutes, the personable 38-year-old answers my questions. Rolovich talks about his own winning touchdown pass in 2001 (“That was a great win for us.”), the following year’s alleged screwdriver-chucking incident at Bulldog Stadium (more on that later) and his respect for former Bulldogs coach Pat Hill for entering the Hawaii locker room to congratulate players after a tough loss (“I think he’s an unbelievably class act.