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Warrior Beat: Lane concerns, depth chart released

By Stephen Tsai on August 21, 2018

The Warriors expressed concern as Hurricane Lane approaches the island chain. “I’m praying,” said slotback Dakota Torres, a Waianae resident. “I’m hoping it passes us by or miraculously dissipates before it gets here. But, still, it’s pretty nerve-wracking.” The Warriors are scheduled to depart tomorrow on a direct flight to Denver in advance of Saturday’s game against Colorado State. “I worry about people here,” head coach Nick Rolovich said. “Hey, we’ve got enough warriors on the island. They’ll keep it […]

Warrior Beat: Back to school

By Stephen Tsai on August 20, 2018

Today’s first day of UH’s fall semester meant the expansion of the Warriors’ roster. Please welcome: > Wyatt Tucker, long-snapper, Chino Hill (Calif.) HS > Evan Garner, linebacker, Mililani HS > Payton Awaya, linebacker, Kalani HS Also, quarterback Larry Tuileta has rejoined the Warriors after training with the national volleyball team. ———— By popular demand, here’s a video from Rob DeMello of practice Monday morning, featuring, umm, a low blow. Poor Stephen. I feel your pain. — Brian McInnis If […]

Warrior Beat: Lessons from 2018 camp

By Stephen Tsai on August 19, 2018

After 20 practices spread over 23 days, the Warriors completed training camp yesterday and are prepared for game week. But before packing away the sun screen — OK, the sun screen can still stay — and figuring out different ways to get KK Padello on the interview list, here’s what we learned from camp: > Age does not matter: Freshmen created some of the loudest buzz. Quarterbacks Jeremy Moussa and Chevan Cordeiro proved they could make the jump from high […]

Warrior Beat: Warriors break camp

By Stephen Tsai on August 18, 2018

After 20 practices, the Warriors broke training camp this morning. The Warriors will enter their regular practice schedule on Monday, the first day of UH’s fall semester. The roster is permitted to expand at that time. The Warriors depart Wednesday evening to Denver in advance of next Saturday’s season opener against Colorado State. For the second day in a row, the Warriors practiced in their game-day black helmets. The decals will be added next week. As reported in your favorite […]

Warrior Beat: Generation Ex

By Stephen Tsai on August 17, 2018

Three former players from different generations — Joe Onosai, Keku Akana and Mike Washington — attended practice today and then delivered impassioned pep talks to the Warriors.

UH, UCLA to meet in 3-game football series

By Stephen Tsai on August 16, 2018

The University of Hawaii and UCLA football teams have reached agreement to play each other in a three-game series beginning in 2020, the schools announced today. The Rainbow Warriors and Bruins will meet at Aloha Stadium on Sept. 5, 2020. The next two meetings will be at the Rose Bowl — on Aug. 28, 2021 and Sept 18, 2027. The teams met last year in Pasadena, Calif. The addition of UCLA means the Warriors will play three Pac-12 schools in […]

Warrior Beat: Padello earns scholarship

By Stephen Tsai on August 16, 2018

During a team meeting yesterday, K.K. Padello gave a slide-show presentation on his work on the Big Island as a member of the Hawaii Army National Guard. A picture appeared of his brother, defensive end Kaimana Padello, followed by joyful applause and cheering. And that’s when Kaimana Padello learned he had earned a football scholarship. “It’s a blessing,” Kaimana said. It also was a proud moment for his older brother, who had to keep the news a secret for about […]

Warrior Beat: Warriors add Moore

By Stephen Tsai on August 15, 2018

After a slight delay, offensive tackle Ernest Moore has joined the Warriors. Moore needed to complete two summer classes at City College of San Francisco to earn an associate’s degree and finalize his transfer to UH. Moore has gone through the orientation phase — no-padded practices — and is expected to be cleared for full participation as early as tomorrow. He said he has kept up by studying the playbook and going through tutorial sessions on the run-and-shoot offense. Moore did […]