Warrior Beat

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

Four players with diverse backgrounds — a married long-snapper who is a father of two, an offensive lineman from Oklahoma, a boar-hunting defensive lineman, and a rugby player from California — are this year’s Warrior football co-captains. “That’s Hawaii for you,” long-snapper Noah Borden said. “That’s Hawaii football. That’s the islands. It’s a good representation of what we have to offer at the University of Hawaii football program. No matter where you’re from, no matter what you’re here to do, […]