HONOLULU -- Before he became a cult legend by setting the NCAA Division I-A career passing record as a quarterback at Hawai'i, Timmy Chang had a battle to win at home.
He was the No. 1 football recruit in the state in the Class of 2000 which, to the delight of his parents, brought an assembly line of college recruiters from the mainland. For his parents, those schools -- namely Cal, Utah and USC -- represented opportunity in a way that staying in Hawai'i did not. They wanted him to leave.