Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Arizona State Sun Devils

Injuries noted

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors: Pofele Ashlock (out) — Wide receiver; knee injury.; Robert Haynes IV (out) — Wide receiver; preview spells his surname Hayes. Condition unspecified.; Carson Brown (questionable) — Wide receiver; condition unspecified in the current preview.; Tre' Griffiths (questionable) — Wide receiver; condition unspecified.; Audric Harris (questionable) — Wide receiver; condition unspecified.; Anthony Hickman (questionable) — Tight end; condition unspecified.; Isaac Jaramilla-Phe (questionable) — Quarterback; condition unspecified.; Oakie Salave'a (questionable) — Tight end; condition unspecified.

Arizona State Sun Devils: Lyrik Rawls (out) — Starting safety; knee injury. Dillingham said October 7 he would be unavailable for the near future.; Khamari Anderson (out) — Tight end; condition unspecified in the current preview.; Maurice Williams (out) — Safety; condition unspecified.; Jalen Williams (out) — Defensive back; condition unspecified.; Marques Uini (out) — Offensive lineman; preview spells his name Marquis Uni. Condition unspecified.; Brent Helton (out) — Offensive lineman; condition unspecified.; Zyrus Fiaseu (out) — Linebacker; condition unspecified in the current preview.; Nigel Pringle (out) — Cornerback; condition unspecified.; MyKeil Gardner (out) — Defensive lineman; condition unspecified in the current preview.; Wade Helton (questionable) — Offensive lineman; condition unspecified in the current preview.

QUARTERBACK

• Cutter Boley is ASU's projected starter

  8.19 Y/A

  Cutter Boley is ASU's projected starting quarterback. The October 8 game preview discusses Boley as ASU's quarterback against Hawai'i and quotes his offensive coordinator evaluating him. It does not provide a game-day starter announcement. 2026 line: 1040 passing yards, 61.4% completions, 8.19 yards per attempt, 10-3 TD-INT over 4 games.

• Micah Alejado is HAW's projected starter

  6.32 Y/A

  Micah Alejado is HAW's projected starting quarterback. The October 8 game preview explicitly discusses Alejado leading Hawai'i against ASU. It does not provide a game-day starter announcement. 2026 line: 1358 passing yards, 60.9% completions, 6.32 yards per attempt, 4-3 TD-INT over 5 games.

TRENCHES

• ASU: 149 rushing yards per game to HAW's 86

  63 YPG

  Arizona State runs for 149 a game while Hawaii runs for 86, but Arizona State's number is down sharply from 193.6 last season and comes from only four games. Hawaii is also below last season's 103.2. Arizona State's ground game could climb back toward last year's level. At home against Hawaii, expect Arizona State to lean on the run and use it to control the clock.

PACE & SCRIPT

• ASU: 33.3 points per game to HAW's 17.6

  15.6 PPG

  Arizona State is scoring nearly twice what Hawaii is. Hawaii put up 29 a game last season, so 17.6 over five games is a steep drop, while ASU jumped from 25.8 on only four games. Both gaps are probably wider than they will stay. Hawaii's offense has more room to bounce back than ASU's has to keep climbing, and the long road trip to Tempe makes that harder.

TURNOVERS

• HAW: 1 turnover committed per game to ASU's 2

  1 TO

  Hawaii is committing 1 turnover a game, slightly better than 1.38 last season, while Arizona State is at 2 over four games, up from 1.62. Four games is a small sample, and turnover rates tend to settle back toward normal. On the road at Arizona State, Hawaii has been the cleaner team, but expect Arizona State's turnover rate to drop.

MISMATCH

• ASU: 149 rush yards a game to HAW's 86

  149 VS 86

  Arizona State runs for 149 yards a game over 4 games, Hawaii 86 over 5. ASU ran for 193.6 last season, so its ground game is down but still far ahead of Hawaii, which sat at 103.2. Hawaii's run game has been weak two years running, so that number should mostly hold. Hawaii will likely have to throw to move the ball, and ASU can lean on the run to control the clock at home.

REPLACEMENT

• Pofele Ashlock (WR) is out for HAW

  OUT

  Wide receiver; knee injury. Arizona State vs Hawaii. How the teams match up and who will win — Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic, via AOL; published 17:35 UTC (2026-10-08)

• Robert Haynes IV (WR) is out for HAW

  OUT

  Wide receiver; preview spells his surname Hayes. Condition unspecified. Arizona State vs Hawaii. How the teams match up and who will win — Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic, via AOL; published 17:35 UTC (2026-10-08)

• Lyrik Rawls (DB) is out for ASU

  OUT

  Starting safety; knee injury. Dillingham said October 7 he would be unavailable for the near future. Arizona State vs Hawaii. How the teams match up and who will win — Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic, via AOL; published 17:35 UTC (2026-10-08) Arizona State’s Secondary Just Took a Big Hit — Heartland College Sports; published 12:19 pm, timezone unspecified (2026-10-08)

• Khamari Anderson (TE) is out for ASU

  OUT

  Tight end; condition unspecified in the current preview. Arizona State vs Hawaii. How the teams match up and who will win — Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic, via AOL; published 17:35 UTC (2026-10-08)

• Maurice Williams (S) is out for ASU

  OUT

  Safety; condition unspecified. Arizona State vs Hawaii. How the teams match up and who will win — Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic, via AOL; published 17:35 UTC (2026-10-08)

• Jalen Williams (DB) is out for ASU

  OUT

  Defensive back; condition unspecified. Arizona State vs Hawaii. How the teams match up and who will win — Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic, via AOL; published 17:35 UTC (2026-10-08)

• Marques Uini (OL) is out for ASU

  OUT

  Offensive lineman; preview spells his name Marquis Uni. Condition unspecified. Arizona State vs Hawaii. How the teams match up and who will win — Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic, via AOL; published 17:35 UTC (2026-10-08)

• Brent Helton (OL) is out for ASU

  OUT

  Offensive lineman; condition unspecified. Arizona State vs Hawaii. How the teams match up and who will win — Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic, via AOL; published 17:35 UTC (2026-10-08)

• Zyrus Fiaseu (LB) is out for ASU

  OUT

  Linebacker; condition unspecified in the current preview. Arizona State vs Hawaii. How the teams match up and who will win — Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic, via AOL; published 17:35 UTC (2026-10-08)

• Nigel Pringle (DB) is out for ASU

  OUT

  Cornerback; condition unspecified. Arizona State vs Hawaii. How the teams match up and who will win — Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic, via AOL; published 17:35 UTC (2026-10-08)

• MyKeil Gardner (DL) is out for ASU

  OUT

  Defensive lineman; condition unspecified in the current preview. Arizona State vs Hawaii. How the teams match up and who will win — Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic, via AOL; published 17:35 UTC (2026-10-08)