LAS VEGAS, Baby — It should be a B-E-A-utiful day in Las Vegas (or whatever country Sam Boyd Stadium resides) when the Rainbow Warriors and Rebels meet today. The Warriors had an hour-long practice at Valley High yesterday afternoon. The first two road trips they had walk-through sessions at the game site. To work on some new wrinkles, the Warriors preferred being sequestered at Valley. (Not sure what about Valley’s enrollment, but there were more than 20 buses departing after […]

We caught the red-eye, and we’re groggy, which got me thinking: • Wouldn’t it be great if they renamed this state as “Baby”? • It was pretty funny that the car-rental guy couldn’t find the GPS device. • Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a Rich Little impersonator? But I digress. Back to football. Wide receiver Keith Kirkwood did not make the trip because of concussion issues. Just another reason why Billy Ray Stutzmann is expected to start. The […]

Kwamane Bowens, who has been used at cornerback this season, moved to wide receiver this week. Bowens appears to be more comfortable on offense. The move was made because: 1) receiver Keith Kirkwood still has not been cleared to participate in contact drills, and 2) Anthony Pierce has emerged as a reliable third cornerback. (John Hardy-Tuliau also can play corner, if needed, because of the rapid ascent of safety Trayvon Henderson.) There is a strong possibility that receiver Billy Ray Stutzmann, […]

Word on the boulevard is UH is close to finalizing a deal to play Ohio State in the Horseshoe. It makes sense, of course. AD Ben Jay still remains very well connected with The Ohio State folks. An announcement could come as early as tomorrow. * * * * * It appears Keith Kirkwood has a strong chance to be included on the 64-player travel roster. Kirkwood was told he suffered concussion-like symptoms during the San Jose State game. That […]

Quarterback Taylor Graham, who missed the past two games because of an injury to his left (non-throwing) shoulder took some reps in practice today. It’s still iffy whether he will be available for Saturday’s road game against UNLV. Whether Graham is ready or not, expect: 1) Sean Schroeder and Ikaika Woolsey to split most of the reps this weeks; 2) Woolsey to have a larger role in this week’s game, and 3) Jeremy Higgins to be included on the 64-player […]

It dawned on me that I’m a 53-year-old grandfather who has no idea what’s a drawing board. Is that paper on an easel? Or the easel? Is it the white board? Or the sketchbook? (While we’re at it, I have no idea what a “pipsqueak” is, although I was called that many times in my life. But I digress.) Anyway, the Rainbow Warriors are back to the proverbial drawing board today. The offense and defense will alternate lifting sessions and […]

It was a tough loss for the Rainbow Warriors, who gave up too many big plays and didn’t make enough of their own in a 37-27 loss to San Jose State. It will be an interesting — and short — week of adjustments. The Warriors depart Thursday afternoon for Las Vegas. We’re all adults here (at least chronologically), so what adjustments do you think the Warriors should make? And, no, “scoring more points” is considered an incomplete answer. * * […]

Two teams desperate for a victory — San Jose State and UH — face off today at Aloha Stadium. The Spartans, who won 11 games in 2012, are 1-3 after losing three in row. Despite last week’s near-historic comeback, the Rainbow Warriors are winless in four games this season. * * * * * If anything, the Warriors are a team with good manners. After eating dinner at KCC last night, they threw away their disposable plates and utensils, then […]