Michigan’s first 2016 opponent, Hawaii, got a head start on the rest of the country while playing in another country. The Rainbow Warriors opened their season Saturday afternoon in Sydney, Australia, (Friday night in the U.S.)
Though the Rainbow Warriors lost, 51-31, we were able to learn a few things about the team under first-year coach Nick Rolovich, who visit Ann Arbor on Sept. 3.
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•1. After weeks of hinting he’d mix between the run and shoot of former Hawaii coach June Jones and the pistol approach, Rolovich used a spread offense with inside runs and some quick passes.