Hawaii football is not unfamiliar with early season contests against Pac-12 opposition, in fact it’s a near annual occurrence. Sometimes, Hawaii spreads some magic across the turf and finds victory, others end in defeat. Hawaii’s Saturday afternoon clash with UCLA fell into the latter category.
Hawaii lost 44-10 to Chip Kelly’s UCLA Bruins, and frankly that score feels tame compared to how to game felt in the first half.
Hawaii started terribly. After going three-and-out on the opening possession, a special teams blunder gave the Bruins the football at the Hawaii 15 yard line. Matthew Shipley accidentally downed the ball at the 15 when receiving a low snap.