Hawaii has work to do on the offensive side of the ball, as there were two moments during Thursday night's game against Colorado where it was painfully obvious that quarterback Max Wittek was not on the same page as his running backs.
In the first quarter, Wittek turns to his left to hand the ball off while running back Steven Lakalaka runs behind him. Wittek found himself scrambling to make something out of nothing and gets tackled for a loss.
It happened again in the second quarter as Wittek turned to his right while running back Paul Harris ran the other way.
Wittek is playing his first game as a starter for Hawaii after sitting out a year as a transfer from USC. By now he's had at least a full season of spring ball and the full preseason to take charge of the offense. If there is a communication gap with the running backs, Wittek has to take his fair share of the blame.
Despite these issues, Wittek led Hawaii to a 28-20 victory, finishing 19-38 passing for 202 yards with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Hopefully as the season goes on, these issues can be worked out.
H/T LBS.
In the first quarter, Wittek turns to his left to hand the ball off while running back Steven Lakalaka runs behind him. Wittek found himself scrambling to make something out of nothing and gets tackled for a loss.
It happened again in the second quarter as Wittek turned to his right while running back Paul Harris ran the other way.
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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) September 4, 2015Wittek is playing his first game as a starter for Hawaii after sitting out a year as a transfer from USC. By now he's had at least a full season of spring ball and the full preseason to take charge of the offense. If there is a communication gap with the running backs, Wittek has to take his fair share of the blame.
Despite these issues, Wittek led Hawaii to a 28-20 victory, finishing 19-38 passing for 202 yards with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Hopefully as the season goes on, these issues can be worked out.
H/T LBS.
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