Colt Brennan Blog

Ivan Maisel on ESPN.com on Colt and UMichigan:

2. Colt Brennan threw for six touchdowns well after midnight ET in Hawaii’s 63-6 defeat of Division I-AA Northern Colorado. You do remember how the game came about: Hawaii offered to play Saturday on the road against a highly ranked opponent six time zones away. Michigan opted for the safe harbor of Appalachian State.

And here’s ESPN research:

In case you missed it — and with a midnight ET kickoff on Oceanic Cable Pay-Per-View, we’re guessing you did — Colt Brennan continues to make the case for pencil-written record books. Will there be anything left for this guy to break by the last month of the season? After setting the NCAA record for TD passes (58) and passing efficiency (186.0) last season, the Hawaii quarterback started 2007 by throwing for 416 yards and six TDs before something finally stopped him. That something wasn’t Northern Colorado. That something was halftime. By then, Brennan already had racked up his 15th career 400-yard game, increasing his own Division I-A record. By then, he already had broken his own school mark for yards in a half. Heck, by then he already had become the nation’s leading passer for the weekend.

But that’s not all. By throwing those six touchdowns, he brought his career total to 99 and tied Matt Leinart — the guy Brennan once backed up at Mater Dei High School in California — for sixth on the all-time list, passing Brady Quinn, Phillip Rivers and Kliff Kingsbury along the way. In fact, it was a rough night all around for Mr. Kingsbury. The former Texas Tech and current Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback also saw his single-game record for completion percentage (minimum 40 attempts) vanish from the history books, replaced by Brennan’s 34-of-40 (85.0%) performance against the Bears.

And even though he did sit out the entire second half, don’t take that as an indication Brennan won’t be given plenty of opportunities to keep climbing the record charts. Up 35-0 midway through the second quarter, Hawaii elected to go for it on fourth down at the Northern Colorado 10. Hmmm. In addition, the nine running backs listed on the Hawaii roster combined for a whopping two carries in a game decided by 57 points (63-6). Aloha means goodbye running game, hello Heisman run. So take some afternoon naps, America. Start chugging down some energy drinks. Do whatever it takes. If you’re a college football fan, what’s going on out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is not something to sleep on.