Years before he would make his way across the country to UCF to become the Knights’ starting quarterback, Gabriel spent time watching old Hawaii football games with his father, Garrett, who played quarterback for the Rainbow Warriors in the late 1980s.
After watching tapes of his father beating BYU Heisman Trophy quarterback Ty Detmer during their matchup, Dillon got a taste of the bad blood between the two programs.
Dillon Gabriel is now excited about his chance to face off against BYU in the Boca Raton Bowl. The matchup was announced Monday, with the teams set to face off Dec.