Thomas and Arnold lead UNLV past Hawaii 21-6 to win fourth straight Island Showdown

HONOLULU -- , Jai'den Thomas rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown, Jackson Arnold rushed for 89 yards and two scores along with 116 passing yards, and UNLV weathered Hawaii's attempted comeback in a 21-6 victory on Saturday night. UNLV, which received four points in the AP Top 25 Poll , captured their fourth straight Island Showdown trophy. Hawaii and UNLV have met in 18 straight seasons, the longest active streak against any team for the Rainbow Warriors. The Rebels (1-1) outgained Hawaii (0-2) 364-294 and did not give up a touchdown. Arnold ran for two short touchdowns of 2 and 7 yards in the first half to give UNLV a 14-3 cushion at the break. The second half, however, was almost all Hawaii until near the end of the fourth. Hawaii outgained UNLV 185-147 in the second half, but only mustered three more points.