Nick Rolovich’s tenure as UH head coach began last night when he said farewell to the Nevada players following the game at San Diego State. Rolovich will arrive in town tonight, and will be introduced at a news conference at 10 a.m. tomorrow. But according to people in the know, he already has formulated a recruiting plan. In the time between Norm Chow’s firing on Nov. 1 and Rolovich’s hiring the past Friday, recruiting was put on hold, with the […]

Yes, yes, I know Louisiana-Monroe and Hawaii are playing on senior night but, let’s face it, UH has shifted the topic to … Rolo! A look at the hiring: > The field: This was one of those tests in which there were no wrong answers. The five finalists — Nick Rolovich, June Jones, Rich Miano, Brian Norwood and Rich Ellerson — are former UH players with strong Hawaii ties. Ellerson has been a head coach and co-creator of the famed […]

Somebody who’s close to the situation told somebody who’s not, who then told me, that at least five people already have interviewed with the advisory panel that will assist the UH AD in choosing the next football head coach. Yes, I know that’s a long sentence, and probably not very helpful, but that’s all I know from a nobody who knows somebody. Either way, it’s senior week. Graduate assistant Derek Deardorff should be acknowledged. He is set to earn his […]

Today was the final full practice of the 2015 season.

Defensive coordinator Tom Mason has been reassigned to a non-coaching job in the academic center ahead of Saturday’s season finale against Louisiana-Monroe. Mason said he was informed on Monday. Interim head coach Chris Naeole confirmed the move following this morning’s practice. Mason is the second assistant reassigned following Norm Chow’s firing on Nov. 1. On Nov. 3, running backs coach Wayne Moses was reassigned to administrative duties. It also is believed graduate assistant Randall Joyner has been relieved of coaching […]

It’s senior week.

A long, long, long time ago, Ferd Lewis and I were sitting in Norm Chow’s BYU office. He asked a guy to get us bottled water. The gofer was Steve Sarkisian, who was friendly, funny and personable. The point is, sometimes we get a view different from the public’s. I have no clue who will be the next UH head coach. I’m not even sure who really applied. But of three names I’ve heard tossed around, these are some memories: […]