Warrior Beat

Few were better than Jim Leahey in providing narration of a sporting event. His commentary entertained, informed and, sometimes, provoked. His viewers/listeners were enraptured with stories that transcended generations, often told with a wink and sometimes with words originating from a thesaurus’ deepest reach. For decades, a UH telecast was like watching a game with Uncle Kimo. It seemed he was speaking directly to you, even though he was in a press box or at courtside. But for all his […]

High school-aged quarterbacks and receivers (or students interested in the passing game) are invited to participate in the 2018 Under the Lights clinic. The event is from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 15, at Aloha Stadium. Each participant will receive instruction from prominent coaches, including passing guru Vince Passas, as well as a shirt. The cost? Zero. Nada. Nothing. It’s free, thanks to organizer Sean Schroeder, a former UH quarterback. Schroeder’s not-for-profit organization, 808 Passing Academy, is […]

Nick Rolovich will be a guest instructor/speaker at today’s One Blood Football Mega Camp on the Azusa Pacific University campus. The football camp has been sold out, although please-please-please requests might boost attendance to between 450 and 500 participants. Ninety coaches from all NCAA levels will be participating. Rolovich and APU head coach Victor Santa Cruz have a bond as former Warriors. They also co-hosted pro day on the APU campus this past March. Santa Cruz was a UH linebacker […]

Nick Rolovich is one of the guests at today’s UCLA Elite Camp. UCLA coach Chip Kelly invited Rolovich to the camp, whose participants includes some of the top prospects in the West. UH coaches also are attending today’s Washington’s 2018 Husky Football Rising Stars Camp. In turn, Kelly and Washington coach Chris Petersen are expected to attend Hawaii’s Elite Camp on June 8 and 9 on the Manoa campus.

The son and nephew of UH football titans — Tumua Tuinei — has been placed on scholarship. Tuinei plays safety and on special teams for the Warriors. He also is an up-and-coming standup comedian who has performed at venue across the state. His father is Tom Tuinei, a former UH defensive lineman. His late uncle Mark Tuinei played 15 NFL seasons. Tumua Tuinei is scheduled to earn his bachelor’s degree in December.

The Warriors are offering a chance for high school-aged students to compete in contact sessions while learning from coaches from six Pac-12 schools and UH. “It’s two days of instruction,” UH coach Nick Rolovich said of the 2018 Rainbow Warrior Football Elite Camp on the UH-Manoa campus. “Hopefully, everybody comes out learning something and is a better football player.” An NCAA rule allows Division I coaches to only instruct at camps that are on the campuses of a Division I […]

Running back Melvin Davis is awaiting medical clearance and a waiver that will allow him to play this season as a sixth-year senior. Davis has missed most of the past two seasons because of illness and a knee injury. The Warriors also are hopeful for a speedy recovery for running back Genta Ito, who underwent s knee procedure last week.