Scruton was offered a spot after Hawaii conducted a scouting camp in Melbourne earlier this year. They hope for a good start from Texas Tech Graduate Transfer David Webb who has the experience.
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California Golden Bears’ Chad Hansen, right, catches a touchdown pass over Hawaii Rainbow Warriors’ Jalen Rogers during the opening game of the USA college football season at Sydney’s Olympic stadium in Sydney, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016.
Hawaii was led by wide receiver Marcus Kemp with four receptions for 73 yards and one TD.
CAL WINS IF: The offensive line dominates. Ben bought them almost a year ago for him and his mates. The Bears are favored by 20 points.
Cal’s defense held, giving Webb one last chance before halftime. The Pick Center also has the odds of the teams scoring less than 64 at 53.4 percent.
Hawaii running back Diocemy Saint Juste made his triumphant return after missing all of previous year with this Barry Sanders-esque 53-yard touchdown run that tied the game at 14.
Webb is on watch lists for the Maxwell Award and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
Ten-yard lines were laid down in chalk on the training field at the University of New South Wales just before the Cal players and team officials arrived in four buses from their downtown hotel. Muhammad, who is a member of the Golden Bears track and field team, averaged 6.7 yards per carry in 2015 as he rolled up a team-high 587 yards and one touchdown on 87 carries.
The offense did its job, especially wide receiver Chad Hansen and new quarterback Davis Webb who became more and more confident as the game wore on, but the defense remains more a question mark than a brick wall.
Prukop passed for 3,025 yards and 28 touchdowns with 10 interceptions at Montana State previous year.
On the ensuing kickoff, Cal’s Derron Brown forced a fumble.
Live streaming for Cal-Hawaii is available via Watch ESPN. He even admitted to noticing some traditional stadium features like the Kiss Cam, supplemented often by Karaoke Cam and Dance Cam – the highlight of the last feature was a young boy with a Cal Bears t-shirt busting some Michael Jackson-like moves on the giant stadium scoreboard.
Moore is a preseason candidate for the 2016 Outland Trophy and Vince Lombardi Award.
While UH has a number of Bay Area players, three are specifically East Bay products near Berkeley and all project to start versus Cal – senior quarterback Ikaika Woolsey (Rodeo; Salesian HS), senior cornerback Jamal Mayo (Oakland; Skyline HS) and junior defensive end David Manoa (Hayward).
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The 2016 Ray Guy Award candidate ranked 13 nationally with 3,335 yards on 74 punts for a 45.1 yards an attempt. Rolovich, a former Hawaii quarterback, is eager to get his first season as head coach under way.
