When I arrived at the San Jose airport and went to pick up the rental car, the agent asked what I was doing here from Hawaii. Me: “I’m here for the football game.” Agent: “Oh, Cal or Stanford?” Remember, this is at the SAN JOSE airport. The Spartans have always been an afterthought in their own town, but even moreso on a down year. A 3-6 San Jose State team on a three-game losing streak against a 2-8 Hawaii squad […]

Three words we are very happy about right now: enclosed press box. Sunny here at Hughes Stadium, but when the sun sets it will get very cold. Temperature on field is 57 degrees 15 minutes before kickoff, but the mercury will go down fast. While the Rainbow Warriors have had their problems on the road in recent years, cold weather hasn’t seemed to add to the aggravations too much. Last year in Laramie, Wyo., freezing temperatures didn’t slow down the […]

It’s not too cold here in Fort Collins, Colo., but the sun goes down early and it will definitely be chilly for tomorrow’s 5 p.m. kickoff when Hawaii plays Colorado State. No snow expected in the area until next week. The Rams (8-1) are one of the best teams in the country and few people know about them. They are going to be a very tough challenge for UH (2-7). The Rainbow Warriors were slated to arrive here today and […]

Colorado State quarterback Garrett Grayson looked good in practice Tuesday after getting banged up against San Jose State last week, according to Rams coach Jim McElwain. That and other notes as CSU prepares to host Hawaii from Kelly Lyell of The Coloradoan.

Saturday’s 35-14 loss to Utah State was the first game this season where it looked like the University of Hawaii football team showed signs of lack of intensity and even strong parts of the team seemed fractured. In today’s column, I propose that barring an unlikely strong finish to the season a change at head coach is necessary — despite protestations from UH that there is no money to pay the $750,000 necessary to buy out the last two year’s […]

As we head down the stretch of the UH football season, the biggest question regarding the program’s future is that of the coaching staff. Head coach Norm Chow is in the third year of a five-year contract. UH is 2-6 (1-2 Mountain West) this season and his overall record is 6-26 (2-17) with five games left this season (barring a miracle run of the table that would lead to a Hawaii Bowl berth). Per his contract, it would cost $750,000 […]