Hawaii vs. Houston: Three things to look for, Prediction
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HAWAII VS. HOUSTON
Date/Time: Thursday, December 24th at 10:30 a.m. (Hawaii Time)
Television: ESPN
Radio: ESPN Radio nationally, ESPN Honolulu locally
Head-to-Head: This is the second meeting between the two programs. The first matchup came in the 2003 Hawaii Bowl, one of the most famous (infamous?) football games in Hawaii history. Hawaii won 54-48 in three overtimes. Quarterback Timmy Chang reclaimed his starting position during the game after losing it towards the end of the regular season, and UH just dominated offensively. Hawaii’s defense made a key stop in the final overtime to win. A brawl broke out postgame. It was a truly ridiculous and amazing game.
Rainbow Warriors head to the mainland to face Houston in the New Mexico Bowl
Rainbow Warriors head to the mainland to face Houston in the New Mexico Bowl By Kyle Chinen | December 21, 2020 at 5:30 PM HST - Updated December 21 at 5:30 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Rainbow Warriors are on their way to Texas to face Houston in the New Mexico Bowl on Christmas Eve.
The ‘Bows left Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Monday morning for Frisco, Texas because of COVID-19 restrictions in New Mexico forcing the game to the Lone Star state.
Head Coach Todd Graham is looking to use Thursday’s extra game as an opportunity to build for next season and as a reward for his team completing one of the most complex seasons of his career.
The Opposition: A look at Hawaii ahead of matchup vs. UH in bowl game
UH football defenders await the snap of the ball from Army in the Army Bowl on Dec. 22, 2018. This bowl game is the Cougars’ most recent one. They lost in a 70-14 rout. | File Photo
Houston and Hawaii will meet in Frisco for the 2020 New Mexico Bowl on Christmas Eve with neither team having more than eight games under their belt this season.
The Cougars (3-4, 3-3 American Athletic Conference) enter this week off a
30-27 loss against Memphis, while the Rainbow Warriors (4-4 Mountain West Conference) come in off a
The 2020 college football bowl season figures to be like none other, with COVID-19 issues causing some squads to opt out and bowl games having to be canceled because of a lack of participating teams.
Still, there are 28 bowl games left to keep us entertained between now and the Jan. 11 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App).
Here are the players and storylines to watch in each of those bowl games:
College Football Playoff
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame
Friday, Jan. 1, 2021
4 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App
Houston, Hawaii to meet in New Mexico Bowl in Frisco, Texas
By The Associated PressDecember 20, 2020 GMT
LOCATION: Frisco, Texas
TOP PLAYERS
Houston: Junior quarterback Clayton Tune threw for 1,832 yards and 13 touchdowns, with seven interceptions. He’s added 269 yards rushing and five touchdowns.
Hawaii: Dual threat sophomore quarterback Chevan Cordeiro has thrown for 1,947 yards and 11 touchdowns, with six interceptions, and run for 450 yards and seven scores.
NOTABLE
Houston: The Cougars have played only once since mid-November after games against Tulsa and SMU were canceled. They’re coming off a 30-27 loss at Memphis.
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Hawaii: The Rainbow Warriors won two of their last three, with the loss coming at home to MWC champion San Jose State.