Chang says picks PROVO, Utah >> His teammates didn't point fingers, and they tried to share the blame the best they could. But Tim Chang knows that as the quarterback, he has to shoulder the most.
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By Dave Reardon
dreardon@starbulletin.comEspecially because he threw four interceptions.
"Too many picks. I let the team down," Chang said moments after Hawaii's 35-32 loss at Brigham Young yesterday.
Last week, Chang was regaled, as he passed for three touchdowns in Hawaii's 61-36 season-opening victory against Eastern Illinois.
But this was different. This was BYU. On the road.
The sophomore is now 0-4 as a starter in road games, and the Warriors have four more of them this season.
Chang didn't know where to begin in dissecting his performance yesterday, which also included completing 20 of 52 passes for 277 yards. He had no touchdown passes, but helped set up two by backup Jason Whieldon, who came in for goal-line situations.
Whieldon completed two of three passes for 7 yards and two touchdowns. Shawn Withy-Allen also played quarterback, rushing once for 16 yards.
Chang refused to use the broken pinkie on his throwing hand as an excuse, but he had no answers for his errant passes.
"Four interceptions. That's really too many to begin thinking about explaining," Chang said. "All I know is I take all the blame. That's what this position is about."
But his teammates and coaches weren't going to place it on him. They're ready to learn from the loss and move on.
"I know Timmy had four picks, but it's nobody's fault," right guard Vince Manuwai said. "This game just makes us hungry. I feel sorry for the team we play next."
UH coach June Jones said it wasn't any one thing -- or four things -- that lost this game.
He said the interceptions were due to Chang being off-target and defenders making good plays.
"It was a combination of both," Jones said. "A couple of them they just got away from him a little bit. It doesn't really matter what caused them."
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[ KEY STATS ]
First quarter [ GAME STATS ]
SCORING SUMMARY
Haw--FG Ayat 22, 8:27.
Haw--Gossett 6 pass from Whieldon (Ayat kick), 6:15.Second quarter
BYU--Whalen 1 run (Payne kick), 12:38.
Haw--Mitchell 4 run (Ayat kick), 8:07.
BYU--Christensen 19 pass from Engemann (Payne kick), :22.Third quarter
BYU--Pendleton 12 run (Payne kick), 6:51.
BYU--Whalen 4 run (Payne kick), 2:52.Fourth quarter
Haw--Komine 1 pass from Whieldon (Ayat kick), 14:10.
BYU--Pendleton 2 run (Payne kick), 2:36.
Haw--Mitchell 2 run (Chang pass to Herbert), :32.
A--63,085.
RUSHING -- Hawaii: Bass 9-92, Mitchell 13-41, Chang 4-19, Whithy-Allen 1-16, Whieldon 1-3, Owens 1-2, Herbert 1-(minus 2). BYU: Whalen 30-141, Pendleton 5-26, Engemann 6-14, Mahe 1-13, Brown 2-9, team 4-(minus 35). INDIVIDUAL STATS
PASSING -- Hawaii: Chang 20-52-4-277, Whieldon 2-3-0-7. BYU: Engemann 21-46-0-226, team 0-1-0-0, Pendleton 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING -- Hawaii: Owens 6-72, Gossett 4-20, Colbert 3-83, Herbert 3-62, Komine 3-20, Bass 2-21, Mitchell 1-6. BYU: Mahe 8-83, Nead 3-41, Whalen 3-32, T.Christensen 2-28, Wilkerson 1-13, Ord 1-9, Reid 1-7, Anderson 1-7, D.Chrisensen 1-6.
WAC STANDINGS
CONFERENCE OVERALL W L PF PA W L PF PA Str San Jose St. 0 0 0 0 1 0 33 14 W1 Boise St. 0 0 0 0 1 0 38 21 W1 La. Tech 0 0 0 0 1 0 39 36 W1 UTEP 0 0 0 0 1 0 42 12 W1 Fresno St. 0 0 0 0 1 1 37 37 W1 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 1 1 93 71 W1 Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 37 L1 Rice 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 24 L1 Nevada 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 31 L1 SMU 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 38 L1 Yesterday
Brigham Young 35, Hawaii 32Today (All times HST)
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Rice at Michigan St., 7 a.m.
UTEP at Kentucky, 8:30 a.m.
San Jose St. at Washington, 9:30 a.m.
Fresno St. at Oregon, 9:30 a.m.
Boise St. at Arkansas, 1 p.m.
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[ EXTRA POINT ]
Fourth Chang pick
proved the costliest
When Hawaii's Tim Chang was intercepted by Brigham Young's Levi Madarieta with 4 minutes and 40 seconds left last night, it was the fourth time a Chang pass was picked in the game.
And it was the costliest in the Warriors' 35-32 loss.
UH hung in despite giving up 21 unanswered points and falling behind 28-17. The defense forced three BYU punts after Jason Whieldon's 1-yard touchdown pass to Britton Komine early in the fourth quarter.
But Madarieta's interception gave the Cougars the ball on the Hawaii 22 after an unsportsmanlike penalty against UH was tacked on.
Lance Pendleton's 2-yard TD run six plays later gave BYU an insurmountable 35-24 lead with 2:36 left. Hawaii scrambled back, but ran out of time.
Dave Reardon, Star-Bulletin
Hawaii has a bye next week before opening Western Athletic Conference play Sept. 21 at Texas-El Paso. [ COMING UP ]
Tough road for Miners
before tackling UH
The Miners, who opened with a 42-12 victory against Sacramento State last week, play at Kentucky today and at Oklahoma next Saturday before hosting the Warriors.
"When I saw who our next three opponents are I was ready to apply for that softball job," UTEP coach Gary Nord said this week.
The Warriors routed the Miners 66-7 last year, but have not won at El Paso the past three visits.
Although sophomore Howard Jackson rushed for 157 yards and four touchdowns last week, Nord is worried about his depth at running back. Sherman Austin and Jahmal Fenner were injured in the Sacramento State game.
Dave Reardon, Star-Bulletin
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