Early Saturday morning, Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo posted the following message to Twitter: “It’s GAMEDAY in Paradise!”
That tweet accompanied a picture of the Pacific Ocean taken from the balcony of Niumatalolo’s hotel room overlooking Waikiki Beach.
By the end of Saturday, as he headed for the visiting locker room at Aloha Stadium, Niumatalolo was probably feeling like he was in the exact opposite of paradise.
Starting quarterback Cole McDonald led the way as the Hawaii offense went up and down the field at will all night during a 59-41 rout of Navy.