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In his new role, Klemm could speak to the Mustangs from his own experiences as part of a Hawaii program that went from 0-12 in his junior season to 9-4 as a senior.

"I continually told the guys at a certain point things are going to start clicking," Klemm said. "And once they start clicking things are going to start rolling. Things will get easier, you'll pick up things quicker. Once guys know what they're doing they'll start moving faster and everything will start looking like it looks on film when you watch the old Hawaii films."

Klemm joined a staff that includes four former UH assistants and coached a line that starts four sophomores around senior center Mitch Enright. The Mustangs' front opened the way for running back Shawnbrey McNeal to rush for 1,125 yards, becoming the first collegiate back to break the 1,000-yard mark in Jones' pass-heavy offense.

"It's an honor that you can't really express," said McNeal, a transfer from Miami. "Being the first one says a lot, that he has a lot of faith and a lot of trust in me.

"The O-line is probably the best I've been around relationship-wise. We hang together, we joke together. It's like we're all brothers but we came from different mothers."