Las Vegas Review-Journal

Hawaii receiver catches four TDS in wild win over Arizona

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Wide receiver Cedric Byrd caught two touchdown passes in each half to help Hawaii hold off Arizona 45-38 in both teams’ season opener Saturday in Honolulu.

Byrd totaled 14 receptions for 224 yards, with the TDS from 7, 25, 35 and 30 yards. The Rainbow Warriors (1-0) never trailed, saw three 14-point leads erased and overcame six turnovers.

Khalil Tate passed for 361 yards and three

TDS and ran for 108 yards on 13 rushes for the Wildcats (0-1), who had won six straight over Hawaii. Tate was tackled on the Hawaii 1-yard line by safety Kalen Hicks, a Bishop Gorman product, and defensive lineman Manly Williams on the final play.

Tennessee: Sophomore cornerback Bryce Thompson was arrested on a domestic assault charge stemming from an argument with his four-year girlfriend Saturday. Thompson started 10 games in 2018 and totaled team highs of three intercepti­ons and seven pass breakups.

Wisconsin: Junior Jack Coan with start at quarterbac­k for the 19th-ranked Badgers in their season opener Friday, coach Paul

Chryst said. Coan threw for 515 yards and five touchdowns in five games, including four starts, in 2018.

Washington: Jake Haener became the second quarterbac­k to leave the No. 13 Huskies in the past calendar year, announcing his plan after losing a camp battle for the starting job to Georgia transfer Jacob Eason.

East Carolina: Sophomore linebacker Delvontae Harris and freshman cornerback Juan Powell were suspended indefinite­ly after being charged with felony breaking and entering of a motor vehicle Saturday.

UCLA: Sophomore linebacker Bo Calvert is out indefinite­ly because of an unspecifie­d violation of NCAA rules. He played in five games last year and totaled nine tackles.

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