Warrior camp: Day 2
By Stephen Tsai on July 28, 2018THEN THERE WERE 5 The QB rotation is down to five with Tanner Darling’s move to wideoout.
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Opening practice: Tavai, Chung are back
By Stephen Tsai on July 27, 2018Middle linebacker Jahlani Tavai and center Kaiwi Chung participated in today’s first practice of training camp. This summer, they were withheld from team activities while school officials investigated their role in a June 9 scuffle. They were arrested on misdemeanor accusations. But no charges have been filed. They participated in last week’s pep rally downtown, and they were involved in all phases of practice today. Also: > The Warriors ran two huddles simultaneously today in an effort to provide more […]
Reporting day
By Stephen Tsai on July 26, 2018Summertime is over, and training camp begins for the Warriors. Players are required to report today for orientation sessions (although most have gone through the procedure prior to beginning summer conditioning drills). The first practice is at 8 tomorrow morning. The first eight practices — tomorrow, Saturday, and next week Monday through Saturday — are open to the public. After that, the practices will be closed to the general public. All open practices are scheduled to start at 8 a.m. […]
MW Media Summit: Hawaii’s turn
By Stephen Tsai on July 25, 2018Oops … he did it again. A year after bringing “Elvis” to the Mountain West Conference’s Media Summit, head coach Nick Rolovich invited “Britney Spears.” Slotback John Ursua and Zeno Choi offer greetings from the Mountain West Media Summit: John Ursua and Zeno Choi MAINLAND FANS CAN WATCH UH GAMES Fans outside of Hawaii may watch Spectrum’s streaming of UH football games on their cell phones and tablets (but not computers) this season. All for free. Here’s the story: UH […]
Warriors picked 5th in West Division
By Stephen Tsai on July 24, 2018LAS VEGAS >> The Warriors are back in black. Black helmets, black jerseys. (Well, they also will have green and white jerseys.) WARRIORS PICKED FIFTH The Warriors today were predicted to finish fifth in the Mountain West’s six-team West Division. West Division 1. Fresno State (16 first-place votes) — 126 points 2. San Diego State (6) — 116 3. UNLV — 78 4. Nevada — 72 5. Hawaii — 45 6. San Jose State Mountain West 1. Boise State (22) […]
Kailua lineman is joining Warriors
By Stephen Tsai on July 23, 2018Naia Wong — the son of Kailua High coach and former NFL player Hauoli Wong — told the Star-Advertiser he is joining the Warriors. Naia Wong, like his father, is an offensive lineman and Kailua High alumnus. Wong graduated in 2017 but spent the past year taking classes at Windward Community College. After a post-high-school growth spurt, Wong is now 6-2 and 290.
Saint Louis slotback Brunn to join Warriors
By Stephen Tsai on July 22, 2018The Warriors are filling a slot with another slot. Slot receiver Kellam Brunn, a 2018 Saint Louis School graduate, told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser he is joining the Warriors. He reports on Thursday, the opening of training camp. “I always wanted to play for the home team,” Brunn said. “As a little kid, I always went to the games. … I wanted to make a name for myself where I felt comfortable. The place you mostly feel comfortable is home.” Brunn […]
Warriors kick-start the competition
By Stephen Tsai on July 21, 2018Kekoa Sasaoka, a former All-State kicker/punter from Kahuku High, is joining the Warriors this week. Sasaoka was at Snow College the past year and before that he was with Bowling Green. He can punt and placekick, but he’ll be contending for the point-scoring position at UH. He said he is comfortable from up to 55 yards. The other kickers: > Alex Trifonovitch, who was recruited as punter but made the switch to kicker last year. > Ryan Meskell, an Australian […]