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LOOK: Hawai’i head coach Nick Rolovich trolls College GameDay crew after Warriors beat Arizona

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Nobody on the College GameDay set gave Hawai’i a chance to beat Arizona on Saturday night. Despite the Wildcats playing on the road against a high-powered offensive team, Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corson and special guest Michael Irvin picked Arizona to win.

That wasn’t the case.

In the second game of a college football double-header on Saturday night, Hawai’i registered a 45-38 victory over the Arizona in a contest that came down to the final play. Wildcats quarterback Khalil Tate took off from the 31-yard line on the final play of the game, only to come up a yard short of the end zone, securing the win for the Warriors.

After the game, Hawai’i head coach Nick Rolovich had a little fun with the College GameDay crew on Twitter. Below is the message he sent out:

That had to be a great feeling for Rolovich after leading his team to a 1-0 start on its home turf.

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Hawai’i went 8-6 last season, so this wasn’t exactly a cakewalk for Arizona in the first place. But with it being a Power Five vs. Group of Five matchup, many expected the Wildcats to come away winners.

It didn’t play out that way, and Rolovich loved every second of it.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB