Former University of Hawaii star quarterback Colt Brennan was released Monday by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, Brennan’s agent, Bruce Tollner, confirmed to the Star-Advertiser.

Brennan was one of four rookies competing for the backup quarterback position.

Brennan was a Heisman Trophy finalist who led the Warriors to an unbeaten 2007 regular season (12-0) and a berth in the Sugar Bowl, a Bowl Championship Series game.

He was drafted in the sixth round by the Washington Redskins in 2008 and was released in 2010.