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Hawaii Football: It’s time for a Rainbow Warriors comeback

By Dana Becker

PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Cole Brownholtz #17 of the Hawaii Warriors gets pas Keisean Lucier-South #11 of the UCLA Bruins as he runs for a touch down in the fourth quarter of the game at the Rose Bowl on September 9, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Cole Brownholtz #17 of the Hawaii Warriors gets pas Keisean Lucier-South #11 of the UCLA Bruins as he runs for a touch down in the fourth quarter of the game at the Rose Bowl on September 9, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
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2018 Hawaii Schedule and Predictions

Week Date School H/A Opponent
1 8/25/2018 Hawaii @ Colorado State
2 9/1/2018 Hawaii Navy
3 9/8/2018 Hawaii Rice
4 9/15/2018 Hawaii @ Army
5 9/22/2018 Hawaii Duquesne
6 9/29/2018 Hawaii @ San Jose State
7 10/6/2018 Hawaii Wyoming
8 10/13/2018 Hawaii @ Brigham Young
9 10/20/2018 Hawaii Nevada
10 10/27/2018 Hawaii @ Fresno State
11 11/3/2018 Hawaii Utah State
12 11/10/2018 BYE
13 11/17/2018 Hawaii Nevada-Las Vegas
14 11/24/2018 Hawaii @ San Diego State

Seven games will take place inside Aloha Stadium, which can be a nasty trek for opposing teams. How do you focus on playing a football game with the waters of Hawaii right there for you to enjoy? Rolovich’s key to putting together a constant winner will be winning at home and he has several chances this season to do just that.

Of the first five games, three take place at home following a road opener at Colorado State. That will make for a long journey for the Rainbow Warriors, but they return home to meet Navy and Rice next before heading all the way to Army and New York in the middle of September.

Hawaii also gets Duquesne for Homecoming, which is definitely a winnable contest.

In November back-to-back home dates with Utah State and UNLV will likely be very important to any hopes of a postseason appearance before they conclude the season at San Diego State.

Next: Preseason Top 25 following spring practices

Prediction: 6-7

There are several swing-games this season for Hawaii, but getting above the .500 mark seems a very difficult task with so many new faces on the offensive side of the ball. Six wins and getting experience for the quarterback of the future should be viewed as a solid season for Rolovich and a step in the right direction.

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