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Hawaii linebacker Chris Brown brought down BYU's Curtis Brown near the goal line to keep him from scoring during the second quarter yesterday. Chris Brown had a team-high 10 1/2 tackles.
PROVO, Utah >> Although the date hasn't been written down in ink yet, Hawaii and Brigham Young have tentatively agreed to play each other in football again in a coming year, at Hawaii. Schools want to
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dreardon@starbulletin.comThe agreement actually goes back to before Herman Frazier became athletic director at UH, and Frazier said he intends to honor it and would like to continue playing BYU.
"I spoke to their Cougar Club (booster club) today, and expressed how we'd like to play again," Frazier said. "I'll be giving them a call next week."
BYU athletic director Val Hale also said he wants to continue the relationship.
"We tentatively have agreed to a third game, in Hawaii," Hale said. "The date hasn't been determined. When the season's over, we definitely want to talk more about continuing the series. We think it's good for both programs."
UH coach June Jones said he is all for playing BYU in another home-and-away arrangement.
"I only hope that we will be able to come up here and have them come to our place," Jones said. "I think that would benefit us both."
Rivalry? What rivalry?: As he did in Hawaii in December, Reno Mahe had a fine game for the Cougars. He caught eight passes for 83 yards and rushed once for 13 yards. Although he doesn't consider the Warriors to be the Cougars' rivals, he had kind words for the visitors.
"No. That's only between us and Utah," Mahe said. "But those guys (the Warriors) are awesome. Not only athletically, but as guys, too. A lot of them pat us on the butt and tell us, 'Good play.'"
As for the revenge factor stemming from the 72-45 pasting BYU took last year at Hawaii, Cougars linebacker Levi Madarieta had this to say:
"We obviously would have liked to put more points on the board and beat them by more, but a win's a win. It doesn't matter how you do it."
Injury report: UH reserve running back and special teams player Jonathan Kauka strained his right knee, and starting strong safety Hyrum Peters suffered a mild concussion.
BYU cornerback Brandon Heaney dislocated a shoulder in the third quarter and did not return.
Youngsters play: UH true freshman defensive tackle Abu Ma'afala was credited with half of Hawaii's only sack (senior linebacker Matt Wright got the other half). It came at a key juncture, while the Warriors were trying to rally in the fourth quarter.
"He's a rookie, but he's going to be a good player before he's done," Hawaii defensive coordinator Kevin Lempa said of Ma'afala.
Another true freshman, cornerback Kenny Patton, also played a few downs and acquitted himself well.
Turn it up: Right guard Vince Manuwai said the crowd of 63,085 wasn't as loud as the Warriors thought it would be.
"They weren't even a factor," Manuwai said. "We could hear everything, we could make all our calls. We could hear (quarterback) Timmy (Chang) fine. The crowd wasn't a factor. It came down to execution."
It was the largest crowd Hawaii has played in front of since 1997, when 64,558 watched host BYU beat UH 17-3.
Short yardage: BYU sophomore Aaron Francisco, a Kahuku High School graduate, led the Cougars with 7 1/2 tackles from his safety position. ... Linebacker Chris Brown led the Warriors with 10 1/2 stops. ... UH junior safety David Gilmore got his first serious playing time, and he came up with 6 1/2 tackles. On special teams he got credit for the tackle on BYU's 31-yard loss on its botched punt attempt.
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