Overview
- Kickoff is 8 p.m. ET on ESPN at the Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu.
- Hawaiʻi coach Timmy Chang and Cal interim coach Nick Rolovich are former Rainbow Warrior quarterbacks and one-time teammates.
- Rolovich was elevated after Justin Wilcox’s firing; Cal has hired Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi as its next head coach, with Rolovich set to remain as quarterbacks coach and assistant head coach.
- Left-handed starters Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (3,117 passing yards) for Cal and Micah Alejado (~2,832) for Hawaiʻi are Oʻahu natives and headline two pass-first offenses.
- Hawaiʻi is a slight betting favorite (lines around UH -1.5 to -2.5; total near 50–52) and will be without top receiver Jackson Harris, who entered the transfer portal.