Stanford’s defense made some nice plays, including on Hawaii’s first offensive play, when Patterson strip-sacked Alejado, with Wilfredo Aybar recovering the loose ball in the end zone, which gave Stanford a 10-0 lead after the extra point.

Stanford started its season under interim head coach Frank Reich by falling to the Rainbow Warriors 23-20 in Hawaii to start a 2025 season playing with a record number of transfers.

SportsLine expert Mike Tierney has revealed his picks for Hawaii vs. Stanford in the Week 0 matchup on CBS and Paramount+

UNLV is the biggest favorite on the board for college football’s opening day. Sure, there are only five total games as part of this year’s “Week 0” slate, and the Rebels are taking on the lone Football Championship Subdivision representative in Idaho State,