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College Football News / Sporting News / August 29

Meet Kansei Matsuzawa, Hawaii's kicker from Japan who learned to kick from YouTube

Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa's perseverance is the best story in college football.

From YouTube to the field: The improbable story of Hawaii’s kicker

From YouTube to the field: The improbable story of Hawaii’s kicker

Before he made waves across the internet by hitting the game-winning field goal to knock off Stanford in Week 0, the kicker was just a young soccer player living in Tokyo, Japan.

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College Football News / Sporting News / August 24

Hawaii kicker wins the internet with unbelievable backstory

Hawaii’s Kansei Matsuzawa, who learned how to kick on YouTube in Japan, hit a game-winning field goal to lift the Rainbow Warriors over Stanford in Week 0.

College Football News / Sporting News / August 24

Hawaii stuns Stanford on walk-off field goal in season opener

Micah Alejado’s toughness and Kansei Matsuzawa’s clutch kick lifted the Rainbow Warriors past Stanford in dramatic fashion.

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors walk off Stanford with field goal

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors walk off Stanford with field goal

For the first time in program history, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors can say they beat Stanford. And they did it in the most dramatic way possible. Kansei Matsuzawa’s 38-yard field goal as time expired lifted Hawaii to a thrilling 23-20 victory on Saturday night at Clarence T.C.

College Football News / Mountain West Connection / November 6, 2024

Tales from the Transfer Portal Vol. 3

Another week, another volume of unique journeys to the Mountain West. Hear about how Raylen Sharpe, Kansei Matsuzawa, and more ended up with their current teams!

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