High-octane offenses to meet

RENO -- Late-night college football fans are in for a treat.

Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan will lead the highest-scoring team in the nation against UNR's patented pistol offense tonight when the No. 13 Warriors (9-0, 6-0 Western Athletic Conference) invade Mackay Stadium.

Brennan is expected to start despite being knocked out cold in the fourth quarter of last week's 37-30 victory over Fresno State. He has thrown for 3,296 yards and 28 touchdowns this season and ranks fifth nationally in passing efficiency.

One touchdown pass tonight and Brennan will set an NCAA Division I career record; he's tied at 135 with Brigham Young's Ty Detmer. Brennan also has throw a TD pass in 34 consecutive games, one shy of Detmer's record.

Along with averaging 50.2 points per game, the Warriors rank second nationally in passing offense (454 yards) and third in total offense (534.3). Brennan's three leading targets top the WAC in receiving yards -- Ryan Grice-Mullen (120.0), Jason Rivers (95.4) and Davone Bess (94.0)

The Wolf Pack (5-4, 3-2) ranks ninth nationally in total offense at 494.4 yards a game.