Hawaii athletes impact college football in recent games

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Hawaii athletes impact college football in recent games
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Several Hawaii athletes showcased their skills in college football this past weekend. Koa Akui of Rice recorded the first sack of his career in a 51-49 loss to Florida Atlantic. Kalan Ellis started for San Diego State, contributing to a high-scoring 56-49 loss against Colorado State. In a 57-24 defeat, Liona Lefau of Colorado achieved 10 tackles and a sack against Oklahoma State. Arizona State's Blazen Lono-Wong forced a fumble in a 28-17 victory over Kansas State. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele of California threw for 265 yards with a touchdown in a challenging 59-20 loss to Southern Methodist.

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  • •Koa Akui records his first career sack for Rice against Florida Atlantic.
  • •Kalan Ellis starts for San Diego State in their high-scoring loss to Colorado State.
  • •Liona Lefau achieves 10 tackles and a sack for Colorado against Oklahoma State.
  • •Blazen Lono-Wong forces a fumble in Arizona State's win over Kansas State.
  • •Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele throws for 265 yards in California's loss to Southern Methodist.
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FOOTBALL >> Koa Akui (Hilo), Rice: Nabbed the first sack of his career in a 51-49 loss to Florida Atlantic, one of two tackles for loss to give him the team lead for the season with eight. He had eight tackles in the game and returned a lateral of an interception 12 yards to send the Owls into halftime down 23-21. He has made 19 straight starts, more than anyone else on the team. >> Kalan ...

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