MOSCOW, Idaho — Freshman slotback Davone Bess caught two touchdown passes, but the play he might be best remembered for in last night's 24-0 Hawai'i win over Idaho was a pass he refused to catch.

Bess caught touchdown passes of 17 and 5 yards from quarterback Colt Brennan, and, with 10 receptions for 106 yards, had more receptions than the entire Idaho team

But it was a pass he slapped out of bounds with 10 minutes, 37 seconds left in the fourth quarter that drew raves.

On second-and-5 from the Idaho 12, Brennan was flushed from the pocket, retreated, and instead of taking a sack, tossed the ball toward the sidelines. Bess, rather than catch the pass around the 20, or let the defender make a play at it, batted the toss out of bounds.

"I don't think I've ever seen a play or a player make a play like he did when he threw it out of bounds knowing that an incomplete was further than the yard marker," said UH coach June Jones. "I've never seen a (young) guy with that awareness before."

"That was very smart, especially for a freshman," said Ron Lee, UH receivers coach. "Knowing the situation and thinking that fast was very impressive."

"It was a real smart play," Brennan said. "Actually I was trying to throw it away (under pressure by defensive end Ben Alexander), but I didn't quite get enough on it. Then, I saw him (Bess) and thought he was going to catch it. Then he knocked it down and I thought, 'That's even better.' "

Said Bess: "It was just kind of by instinct. I knew where it (the scrimmage line) was and I didn't want to give the defensive back a chance to get it, either."

UH'S SILVER UNIFORMS UNDER REVIEW BY WAC

The Western Athletic Conference will review the University of Hawai'i's football team's use of silver on white road uniforms, commissioner Karl Benson said last night.

The uniforms, which debuted at the UH-Michigan State game, have drawn opposition from some media outlets who say the numbers are difficult to read, making player identification difficult.

"It has been brought to my attention by the media and, having now seen them for myself for the first time up close, I will look into it," Benson said.

He said there is an NCAA rule that requires schools wearing white jerseys to have a contrasting color for numerals.

KHTR radio sportscaster Tom Morris told his audience that the numbers were "very difficult" to follow.No complaints in pay-per-view debut

UH's first road pay-per-view telecast was free of drama.

John Fink, KFVE's vice president and general manager, said the station made several announcements leading up to the game and sent out flyers as reminders.

As part of a pay-per-view package that includes select women's volleyball and men's basketball games, Hawai'i's football road game against San Jose State also will be available. The Warriors' remaining games at Louisiana Tech and Nevada will air live and free on KFVE.

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