MOBILE, Ala. — Statistically, Hawai'i quarterback Colt Brennan did not have one of his better games during yesterday's Under Armour Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

It certainly wasn't due to the weather — with a steady drizzle and temperatures in the 40s. It was equipment problems — namely with the microphone in his helmet malfunctioning — that kept Brennan from setting the world on fire with his passing.

Brennan, who was in for only 17 plays, completed 2 of 6 passes for 29 yards and one interception for the South squad, but there was one bright spot for him in the game — the South defeated the North, 17-16, thanks to a 2-yard touchdown run by Florida's Andre Caldwell on the game's final play.

"It was a great game (as a whole)," Brennan said. "I wish I could have played a lot better. But our team had a great chemistry and it's been a fun week. I just hope I can work out in the next couple of months and get bigger and stronger and have a great combine."

Communication issues also created problems for the other two South quarterbacks — Kentucky's Andre Woodson, who finished the day 3 of 6 for 27 yards and a touchdown, and South Offensive MVP Erik Ainge of Tennessee, who was 13 of 21 for 159 yards and led the South on its winning drive.

"Every time I went in, my headpiece kept messing up and I couldn't hear the plays right," Brennan said. "I didn't know if I was calling the right play or not."

"He (Brennan) couldn't get the plays because of the microphone problems, and it caused him to be a little bit discombobulated," said San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Martz, who was part of the South squad coaching staff. "But he had a great week of practice. He'll be fine (in the NFL) because he sees things so well and gets the ball out quick."

Brennan's first action, which came on the South's first offensive possession, started out promisingly when he hit Kentucky tight end Jacob Tamme on an 8-yard gain for a first down.

But two plays later, when he tried to force another pass to a heavily covered Tamme, it was intercepted by Penn State's Dane Connor.

Brennan's second series was a little more impressive. Three straight plays gained positive yardage, but Brennan was sacked on second and 4. His third-down pass was in the hands of a receiver, but it was dropped.

The next series showed more promise, as Brennan showed his accuracy with a 21-yard strike to Houston's Donnie Avery. That drive, though, ended after Brennan executed an inside fake and pitched it to Tulane's Matt Forte, who fumbled after a 16-yard gain.

Colorado linebacker Jordon Dizon, a Waimea High graduate, had four solo tackles for the North.