Overview

• Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. ET at the Clarence T. C. Ching Complex in Honolulu with a national broadcast on CBS and streaming on Paramount+, Fubo and DirecTV.
• Hawaii is a slight favorite at roughly -2.5 after the line moved from an early summer number that favored Stanford by about the same margin.
• Stanford debuts under interim coach Frank Reich with Andrew Luck as program GM after a 3-9 season, significant transfer turnover and Oregon State transfer Ben Gulbranson at quarterback.
• Hawaii returns a large core from a 5-7 team under Timmy Chang and features redshirt freshman Micah Alejado, who threw for 469 yards and five touchdowns in his lone start last season.
• Stanford leads the all-time series 4-0, including a 37-24 win in 2023, as the programs meet in a Week 0 primetime ACC–Mountain West matchup.