So I’m sitting in my living room, drinking a can of Newcastle - that’s right, a can - watching Hawaii bash Fresno State, when all of a sudden I notice Heisman Trophy candidate Colt Brennan lined up three yards behind the center with running back Leon Wright-Jackson lined up directly behind him in a single I.

Sound familiar? It should - Hawaii looked was running out of the “Pistol” formation.

Now, Hawaii coach June Jones is a devoted innovator of the spread (the run-and-shoot to be precise), so I thought maybe my mind was drifting toward the halftime Qdoba run.

Then Wright-Jackson broke away for a 33-yard touchdown, and the replays confirmed my suspicions.

Nevada football coach Chris Ault’s “Pistol” offense has gotten plenty of play in national college football this season.

While the Wolf Pack is the only team that runs the offense as its primary package, LSU, Syracuse and Virginia Tech have pistol packages in their offense.

Now it appears as if Ault’s creation is getting a little love for elsewhere in the conference.

It makes good sense for the Rainbow Warriors. The stunted shotgun would add a north-south dimension to their running game - which could be lethal because Wright-Jackson was a stud in high school - without altering their passing attack.

That should make for a few interesting moments next week as Hawaii comes to Reno next week.

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