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Hawaii QB Brennan hopes to play, set NCAA record at Nevada

Nov 16, 2007 - 11:32 AM No. 13 Hawaii (9-0) at Nevada (5-4) 11:00 pm EST

RENO, Nevada (Ticker) -- Luckily for Hawaii coach June Jones, his team is not facing Boise State this week.

Jones and the undefeated No. 13 Warriors hope to have star quarterback Colt Brennan in the lineup Friday night when they visit Nevada in a Western Athletic Conference matchup.

Next Friday, Hawaii (9-0, 6-0 WAC) meets No. 17 Boise State in Honolulu to determine the conference champion.

However, Brennan was knocked out of the Warriors' 37-30 win vs. Fresno State last Saturday with a concussion after tying Ty Detmer's NCAA record for career touchdown passes (121).

The senior threw for 396 yards and two TDs with an interception before taking a shot to the head while scrambling for a first down early in the fourth quarter.

Still, Jones was quoted after the game as saying he thought Brennan would play against Nevada.

The rested Wolf Pack (5-4, 3-2) have won three straight games, including a 40-38 triumph at New Mexico State on November 16.

Redshirt freshman Colin Kaepernick threw a go-ahead 31-yard TD pass to Mike McCoy with a minute to play for Nevada, which survived a shanked 44-yard field-goal try at the end of the game after Wolf Pack kicker Brett Jaekle had missed the extra point following the TD pass.

Nevada beat Hawaii here in 2005, 38-28, but the Warriors returned the favor with a 41-34 triumph at home last year.