“**Season 40, Game 1**

The game began with Hawai'i kicking, and some promising blocking early.
In the end, Hawai'i had the ball surrounded by 3 players on the LSU 5-yd line. Austin Nola made a 2+ dodge, a 5+ pick-up, a 2+ dodge, a 2+ GFI, a 5+ throw, and a 2+ catch, and the ball was on my Goal line with no hope in sight...

This was a frustrating and CRUSHING loss. Hawai'i was so angry, they fouled Kevin Gausman on turn 15 to a death.

The new style of play by Hawai'i was moderately successful, but in the end, the coaching let them down.

"We gave this one away today", said Head Coach (and former QB) Timmy Chang. We simply have to coach better. "We shouldn't be allowing Kuewa (the sophomore Ogre) to be throwing any blocks in a situation where the ball isn't 100% in our control. He costs us not one, but TWO opportunites at a win today, as he skulled a block late in the first to free up their Catcher for a score, and skulled a block in the 2nd half before we had the ball picked up. It devastated us. We simply have to be better".

Chang seemed to be anxious to get to the 2nd game of the season, which will be against Chemeketa. ”