UH will continue to play 13 games instead of getting a second bye week

About how a new NCAA rule would allow the Hawaii Bowl to take a 6-6 UH even if other 7-5 teams did not have a bowl game yet, Hawaii Bowl Executive Director David Matlin said:
"Six and six teams are in the mix now whereas, in the past, we'd have had to take a 7-5 team first." (HA)

JD said that UH has considered playing just 12 games to get an extra bye week, but:
"we will continue to utilize (the Hawai'i Exemption) as long as it makes sense for us. Right now, in football, it allows us an extra home game and we can really use the money." (HA)

HA Note: "UH nets approximately $250,000 to $500,000 for each of its home games against Football Championship Subdivision teams (formerly known as Division I-AA), which would be the most likely trimmed in the event the schedule was reduced to 12 games."

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