Nov. 13—The Hawaii football team trusted the process.
Saturday night’s 27-13 dismantling of Air Force was a result of weeks of experiments, developments and tireless work, according to the UH coaches.
The Hawaii football team trusted the process.
Saturday night’s 27-13 dismantling of Air Force was a result of weeks of experiments, developments and tireless work, according to the UH coaches.
“People might think : Why didn’t we do this earlier ?” said head coach Timmy Chang, whose Rainbow Warriors won two in a row to improve to 4-7 and 2-4 in the Mountain West. “I believe it was a process. We were correcting one thing at a time, building one block at a time. That’s where we are.”
The Warriors entered as 20-point underdogs to the Falcons, whose offense eats yards and time, and who attack defensively with an 11-to-the-ball swarm.
“When you face the most efficient team in the country, you’ve got to find a way to match those things, ” Chang said. “You’ve got to match the physicality. You’ve got to match the efficiency. You’ve got match doing your job, and doing it at a high level.”
This season, Chang took over the play-calling on offense and resurrected the four-wide attack he ran successfully as a record-setting UH quarterback in the early 2000s.
But facing more three-safety defenses protecting against deep passes and with a thinning running back group, the Warriors eased in new elements in recent weeks. They huddled before snaps to improve communication and slow the pace, and worked in run /pass-option plays to take advantage of quarterback Brayden Schager’s running ability.
“He’s not standing back there taking shots from them, ” Chang said of mobilizing Schager, who averaged 8.9 yards on keepers and scrambles. “We’re starting to implement things that are helping our guys out.”
The meshing of schemes resulted in improved…
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Publish date : 2023-11-13 22:32:00
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