The Warriors are six days removed from the end of a 3-9 season, their seventh non-winning year in a row. And that means David Matlin should do one thing. Matlin needs to take Nick Rolovich’s contract, which runs through 2020 and pays $425,000 next season, and rip it to shreds. Then Matlin needs to give Rolovich a new five-year deal at, say, $500,000 per year. Wait. What? A new deal will: > Help recruiting: If a recruit commits now, he […]
For June Jones, there will be a second act of Hamilton. Jones said he has agreed to return for a second season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. Jones was hired to run Hamilton’s offense on Aug. 2, then promoted to head coach on Aug. 24. The Tiger-Cats were 0-8 when Jones took over the team. They went 6-4 the rest of the season but missed qualifying for the six-team playoffs. In a related note, Toronto defeated […]
Dejon Allen continued his remarkable week with his selection to the Mountain West first team for football. Allen, who completed his UH eligibility in the past Saturday’s regular-season finale, was named the Warriors’ offensive MVP at the team banquet on Saturday. Allen also has accepted an invitation to play in the Jan. 20 East-West Shrine Game in Florida. Diocemy Saint Juste, who set UH’s regular-season record for rushing yards, and middle linebacker Jahlani Tavai were named to the second team. […]
Dejon Allen has accepted an invitation to play in the Jan. 20 East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg, Fla., according to agent Kenny Zuckerman. Allen also was invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl at the Rose Bowl. Because the two all-star games are played on the same day, Allen had to make a choice. The NFL assistants who will coach the East-West game will be selected following the league’s regular season. Allen, who is 6 feet 3 and 295 pounds, […]
Several UH coaches hit the road today for the recruiting push leading to three-day signing period beginning Dec. 20. * * * * * A few pics from last night’s team banquet: Diocoemy Saint Juste was named the team’s MVP. But the biggest award went to wideout Devan Stubblefield for being the best dressed:
Well, that season didn’t go as planned. Oh, well. Here’s what’s next: > Recruiting: The Warriors are expected to sign at least 10 during the three-day early signing period that begins Dec. 20. There are two QBs in this class — Chevan Cordeiro of Saint Louis School and Jeremy Moussa of Eleanor Roosevelt High in Corona, Calif. Moussa is set to enroll in January. > Coaching: The Warriors will be hiring two assistant coaches — a replacement for Chris Naeole, who […]
It’s not just game day. It’s BYU-Hawaii game day. It doesn’t matter if both are three-win teams. It doesn’t matter if this is your parents’ rivalry. There’s something about a good ol’ BYU-UH game that leaves people emotional. (It’s 1996. We had some friends who were BYU fans who had never gone to a BYU football game. I get them two tickets. Afterward, I asked Jared how he liked the game. He smiled, sort of, and said it was great […]
The invitations are in the mailbox. A few days after left tackle Dejon Allen was invited to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, safety Trayvon Henderson received an invitation from the Senior Bowl. The NFL-administered Senior Bowl is significant in a player’s path to the league. The NFL assigns coaching staffs — active ones — to lead the North and South teams. The prelims, in which players are tested and interviewed, are maybe more important than the game itself. Allen […]