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Warriors add 8 football players

By Stephen Tsai on February 6, 2019

The Warriors received signed commitments today from: > Boone Abbott, quarterback, 6-2, 175, American Fork (Utah) High > Tavion Allen, free safety, 6-0, 170, Scottsdale (Ariz.) College > Mekel Ealy, wideout, 6-3, 180, Freedom High (Oakley, Calif.) > Caden Hilborn, lineman, 6-5, 285, Highland High (Salt Lake City, Utah) > Gabriel Iniguez, defensive lineman, 6-2, 265, Pittsburgh (Calif.) High > Travon Killins, cornerback, 6-0, 175, Spruce Creek High (Port Orange, Fla.) > Djuan Matthews, defensive lineman, 5-11, 280, Blinn College […]

Tavai invited to Combine; Warriors add DL, DB

By Stephen Tsai on February 5, 2019

Former UH linebacker Jahlani Tavai said he has been invited to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine in March. Top officials — general managers, personnel directors, coaches — will be evaluating the participants in the invitation-only event in Indianapolis. Tavai, whose senior season was shortened because of a shoulder injury, is now physically fit. He has been training in San Diego. Tavai played several spots during his UH career, but he is projected as a next-level linebacker. * * * * […]

Warriors set 2019 schedule

By Stephen Tsai on February 4, 2019

Here’s the 2019 UH football schedule: Here’s a brief breakdown of it in the StarAdvertiser.com breaking news.

Game Night: UH-UC Santa Barbara

By Stephen Tsai on February 2, 2019

A tie for second place is on the line when Hawaii and UC Santa Barbara meet tonight at 8 p.m. (or so) in the Stan Sheriff Center. Both teams are 4-2. Cal State Fullerton, which is 5-2, has a bye tonight. > UH forward Jack Purchase is 10 away from tying Zane Johnson‘s UH record of 180 career 3s. On Thursday, Purchase set the UH record for most 3s attempted in a career. He has launched 475. Of course, there’s […]

Warrior Beat: Retro Night

By Stephen Tsai on January 31, 2019

It was 25 seasons ago when the Rainbow Warriors ended a drought and upset BYU in the WAC title game to earn a berth in the 1994 NCAA Tournament. It was a time when Jamie Dixon was the third assistant coach, Tony Maroney was a true back-to-the-basket 7-foot center, Phil Handy was a tough-as-rails defender, John Molle riled opponents’ fans while earning his own theme song (“Mo-lay, Mo-lay,” a parody of Buster Poindexter’s “Hot, Hot, Hot” chorus) and, of course, […]

Warrior Beat: Lineman commits to Warriors

By Stephen Tsai on January 30, 2019

Caden Hilborn, a two-way lineman from Highland High in Salt Lake City, announced he has accepted a football scholarship from the Warriors. He will sign next Wednesday, the first day of the spring-semester signing period for football prospects. The details: > Hilborn played all the positions on the Rams’ four-man front as well as tackle and tight on offense. > He is 6 feet 5 and 285 pounds. > He can run 5.0 seconds over 40 yards, broad jump 8 […]

Warrior Beat: Global network

By Stephen Tsai on January 27, 2019

It was a nice gesture for UH to recognize Australia Day before last night’s basketball game. Of the 82 international players on 2018-2019 UH rosters, 14 are from Australia. That’s second to Canada (22) in the number of international players represented from a foreign country. Of the men’s sports, the football team has the most Australians — defensive end Max Hendrie, kicker Ryan Meskell and punters Stan Gaudion and Ben Scruton. After crunching the numbers, it should be noted: > […]

Warrior Beat: UH vs. UC Davis

By Stephen Tsai on January 26, 2019

Big west play continues with tonight’s basketball game between UC Davis and UH in the Stan Sheriff Center. Tipoff is at 7:05 p.m. * * * * * The ‘Bows (11-7, 2-2 Big West) are rebounding from Wednesday’s come-from-ahead loss in overtime in which they blew a 14-point lead in the second half. The turning point was a hook-and-hold call against UH forward Jack Purchase. It was a controversial call — not horrendous, like a Saints-Rams non-call — but still, […]