The latest episode of Hawaii Football Final, a Hawaii Sports 2Night production that streams Sundays at 7 p.m. on the KHON+ app and re-airs Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. on KHON2, recapped a milestone weekend for the University of Hawai‘i football team.

KHON2 Sports Director Rob DeMello was joined by former UH linebacker and current team chaplain Logan Taylor, who filled in for analyst Rich Miano, to break down Hawai‘i’s wire-to-wire road win at Colorado State that clinched bowl eligibility for the first time in the Timmy Chang era.

The Rainbow Warriors defense anchored the 31-19 victory, holding the Rams to nearly 100 yards under their season average while totaling eight tackles for loss and six sacks. On offense, junior kicker Kansei Matsuzawa made program history by hitting his 21st consecutive field goal with former UH All-American and NFL veteran Jason Elam, the previous record-holder, in attendance.

Quarterback Micah Alejado threw three touchdown passes, including two to Jackson Harris, and running back Cam Barfield sealed the win late with a 35-yard touchdown burst.

Hawai‘i improved to 6–2 overall and 3–1 in the Mountain West, remaining in contention while locking in an automatic bowl berth for the first time since 2019.