AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. >> This time, Hawaii wideout Marcus Kemp refused to be sidelined.

In last week’s loss to UNLV and Saturday’s first half against Air Force, Kemp was involved in two controversial sideline plays requiring video reviews. But in double overtime, Kemp caught two scoring passes in the Rainbow Warriors’ 34-27 victory over Air Force.

Kemp,who is 6 feet 4, was matched mostly against 5-10 cornerback Roland Ladipo in one-on-one coverage.

“I was jumping and getting the ball over the top,” Kemp said.

The Falcons countered by trying to bump Kemp on routes along the sideline.

“They felt they could push me out of bounds when I was running down the field,” Kemp said. “They were trying to force me down the sideline and give me less room. They did a good job with that.”

The Warriors tried to adjust by switching Kemp a few times to the left side from his usual starting point on the right. He also teamed with John Ursua on a crossing pattern, although he was penalized for an illegal pick.

“To me, that’s an empty call,” argued Kemp, who insisted he was a pass-catching option on that play. “I took a step forward, and (the defensive back) ran into me.”

In the first overtime, offensive coordinator Brian Smith called for a double post. Ursua, who was on the inside arc, was the decoy to draw a safety away from the deep middle.

“I’m supposed to get a good release on the corner and be wide open,” Kemp said. “That’s a perfect play.”

Dru Brown fired a 13-yard pass to Kemp in the end zone.

“He’s a great receiver,” Brown said. “He makes me look good all the time. We have great chemistry.”

Earlier in the game, Smith called for hitches in which Kemp followed a curl pattern. But the hitches were setups to induce the corners to attack the flats. In the second overtime, Smith called for Kemp to run a double move off what appeared to be a hitch play.

“We did hitches earlier, and we felt they would bite on it,” Kemp said. “They thought we were going to run a hitch again.”

Kemp ran a few yards, did a stutter-step, then sprinted toward the end zone. Ladipo, who broke to cover a hitch that never materialized, found himself playing catch-up to Kemp.

“We were trying to get the ball to our best players,” Smith said. “You try to put your players in the best situation to make plays.”

Brown said: “Our coaches put trust in me and the receivers. Our offensive line did a good job communicating. I didn’t get touched in overtime. They did a wonderful job protecting me all day.”

Kemp agreed, saying, “They gave me some throws, some good plays. I felt the coaches trust me and the offense enough to put us in the right position.”