That Sheraton Hawaii Bowl was certainly fun. Down 21-0, Hawaii roared back in an improbable finish. Down 31-28 in the final moments, and well within Kansei Matsuzawa's range to tie it up and force overtime, and then can what should be the throw of the bowl season.
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.
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.
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.
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!