Stanford loses in their first match under interim coach Frank Reich.
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Stanford loses in their first match under interim coach Frank Reich.
HONOLULU -- In Saturday night's season opener, Hawaii defeated Stanford 23–20 thanks to two touchdown throws from Micah Alejado and three field goals from Kansei Matsuzawa, including a 38-yarder as time ran out. One of his former quarterbacks, Andrew Luck, hired Cardinal interim head coach Frank Reich in March, but his debut was marred by Matsuzawa's last kick. After Troy Taylor was fired in the offseason, Luck, the Cardinals' new football general manager, is searching the entire country for a permanent coach. Regardless of the coach on the sidelines, Saturday night demonstrated to Luck, who was seated in the coaches' box above the stadium, that the ACC program still has a ways to go. "Obviously, this is a tough loss, I give Hawaii credit," Reich said. "They played a tough game, and made the plays they needed to make to win the game. We came in off of what I thought was a very good week of practice, and a very good six months of preparation and hard work. A…
