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After Wednesday’s break, the Warriors were back on the field — and in the weight room — for another round of offseason conditioning. One of the highlights is the race from the Ching Athletic Complex field to the top of the parking structure. Our blog host/photographer … um, uh … was unable to photograph the race because, well, they were too fast.
Two big assets — Hawaii’s people and cuisine — helped the Warriors land offensive lineman Micah “Big Mike” Vanterpool of Central High School in Phoenix. Vanterpool took a UH-sponsored recruiting trip the past weekend. “When I went to Hawaii, it felt like home,” said Vanterpool, who is 6 feet 6 and 286 pounds. “Everyone there was so accepting. I saw how much love is on the island. I thought, ‘man, this place is incredible.’” Asked about the highlights of the […]
The Warriors will open the 2017 football season on the road against UMass on Aug. 26. The game originally was scheduled for Oct. 7. The Warriors took advantage of an exemption that allows them to open play on so-called Week Zero — a week ahead of the usual start to the football season. The exemption usually applies to UH’s home games. But the Warriors received an NCAA waiver making the exemption applicable for a road game.
The Warriors were back at it today for the second week of offseason conditioning. The workout sessions are at 6 a.m., 8 a.m., and 4 p.m.
The Warriors are concluding their second January recruiting weekend. Decisions are expected this week. There’s one weekend remaining before the Feb. 1 signing day. * * * * * Former UH linebacker Jerrol Garcia-Williams and receiver Makoa Camanse-Stevens are training on campus in preparation for pro day in March. No date yet, but the likelihood is a return to Azusa Pacific. Former UH linebacker Victor Santa Cruz is Azusa Pacific’s head coach.
The next group looking to start a Hall of Fame or Circle of Honor or World’s Greatest Grandpa organization should look to the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame as a how-to-do-it-right model. Unlike Cooperstown, which is becoming more and more exclusive and divisive, and the Circle of Honor, in which the most popular sport is under-represented, the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame is a celebration of the relationship between a culture and a game that has become a culture. Polynesia […]
The first week of the offseason conditioning program is in the books. The Warriors now will prepare to host eight recruits this weekend.
Gavin Reinwald, a tight end from Sacramento’s Elk Grove High School, told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser he has accepted a scholarship from the Warriors. Reinwald is 6 feet 3 and 215 pounds. He is capable of running 40 yards in 4.62 seconds. Reinwald and teammate Damario Mclean, who committed to the Rainbow Warriors on Sunday, completed a UH-sponsored recruiting visit the past weekend. “We love what Coach Rolo and all the coaching staff are doing there,” Reinwald said. “I felt I […]