BYU football: Three things to know for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Can the Cougars run on Hawaii?

On paper, BYU football should have no trouble finding running lanes against the Rainbow Warriors. Then again, we thought the same thing about UMass. But, Hawaii’s struggle to stop the run are well documented.

The Rainbow Warriors are allowing an average of 202.5 rushing yards per game. Considering both Squally Canada and KJ Hall have been running well of late (albeit in some limited roles), the Cougars should be able to get Joe Critchlow in some reasonable third-down situations.

Not to mention, Hawaii was gashed by Utah State on the ground last week. The Aggies racked up 311 yards against the Rainbow Warriors, which again bodes well for the Cougars.

Hawaii also allows 254 passing yards per game and is 120th in the nation, allowing a 65 percent completion percentage.

So, in short, BYU football really should be able to move the ball on Saturday. Doing that wouldn’t mean much for 2017, but it would do quite a bit for the confidence of the players.