This is from the rivals beat writers:
Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan said he wasn't particularly surprised that former Warriors coach June Jones was returning to the mainland to take over at SMU.
"I had talked (before the season) about the facilities and the way the program was being run," Brennan said. "I think Coach Jones, after taking us to the Sugar Bowl, was waiting for his contract. That's a joke. He should have had his contract long before we got to the Sugar Bowl.
"He's got to do what's best for himself and his family. I think he needed a new challenge, and that's why he went to SMU."
Brennan also issued the following warning to SMU's Conference USA rivals: "That program's going to be a terror a couple of years from now, if not next year."