If you were to poll a group of football fans and ask them to name five states with the best college football program I don’t think Hawaii would make one list. If you asked that same person to name five states they would most like to vacation at then Hawaii would have a great shot at making every list. But the University of Hawaii had a quarterback who played for them a few back named Colt Brennan that changed peoples’ perception of Hawaii football all over the country.
Before Colt got a shot to play at Hawaii his career took an unfortunate turn and almost ended before he could begin. His freshman year at Colorado he was drunk and entered a female students’ room and wouldn’t leave. They pressed charges against him and he was kicked off of the team. Next Colt enrolled at Saddleback Community College and many schools decided that they didn’t want to risk bringing him in and him getting in more trouble.
June Jones, the coach at the University of Hawaii, decided to give Colt a second chance to show his skills and play football. Coach Jones’ and the team cashed in off of the chance they took. Colt Brennan went on to throw 126 touchdowns which were the most by a NCAA quarterback in history. Colt led the team to an undefeated season and to heights in the rankings they had never been and even to a Bowl Game. The Bowl Games are important because it brings the school a large amount of money, exposure to the entire country, and can be used as a recruiting tool to bring in new talent. Colt Brennan took his second chance and ran with it, or should I say he threw it for touchdowns and carried Hawaii on his back and into the minds of American football fans. For information on five star hawaiian hotels visit the site and be sure to check out a game to see some great football .
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