Warrior Beat

The aftermath of Saturday’s one-sided victory added up to Hawaii quarterback Cole McDonald being named the Mountain West Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week. The Rainbow Warriors won their league opener, 54-3, over Nevada at Mackay Stadium. “It feels like a great team win all around,” McDonald texted to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser this morning. “The defense handled business, special teams came out with energy, and the coaching staff called great plays and schemes.” McDonald was 25 of 30 for 312 […]

It appears it is easier for the Hawaii football team to win a road game than to return from one. Following a 54-3 trouncing of Nevada, a charter flight was delayed in taking the Warriors from Reno to San Francisco this morning. Then an hour into the Hawaiian Airlines flight to Honolulu, it was discovered there was an issue with the pressurizing system, according to a UH official. The official said passengers did not notice any adverse conditions during the […]

RENO >> Hawaii dominated every phase in a 54-3 clobbering of Nevada tonight at Mackay Stadium. The Warriors entered 1-8 in games played here. But Cole McDonald completed 83.3 percent of his passes with four TD and third-string quarterback Justin Uahinui finished the drubbing with the first scoring pass of his UH career. The Warriors also scored nine points on special teams. Andrew Choi’s block of a punt led to Justice Augafa’s scoop and score. A long snap sailed over […]

RENO >> The Warriors. who arrived in Reno late Thursday, spent today practicing for two hours at a nearby high school, attending meetings, and participating in study hall. The Warriors have followed a road schedule, which was implemented last year, in which they have a walk-through session at UH on Thursday and a more extensive practice on the road on Friday. After practice, there is study hall, then dinner, and then more meetings. The weather was in the 80s today, […]

It was moving day for the Warriors, who were set to depart this afternoon for Reno ahead of Saturday’s game against Nevada. Both teams are 3-1 entering their Mountain West Conference opener. With Mother Nature’s cooperation, the Warriors practiced in wet conditions on Wednesday. Rainy weather is expected for Saturday’s game. The Warriors had a walk-through session this morning, with a more detailed practice expected tomorrow.

Hawaii holds on for a 35-16 victory over Central Arkansas to improve to 3-1. * * * * Lincoln Victor, a true freshman, scores his first touchdown — an 11-yarder from Cole McDonald — to give the Warriors a 35-16 lead with 327 to play. * * * * * The Bears close to 28-16 when running back Carlos Blackman takes a handoff, goes around left end, slips a tackle and finds the end zone for a 23-yard score. Hayden […]

Quarterback Cole McDonald has been added as a team captain, head coach Nick Rolovich confirmed today. McDonald joins running back Dayton Furuta, slotback Jason-Matthew Sharsh, defensive lineman Azia Se‘ei and rush end Kaimana Padello. Last week, Furuta underwent ankle surgery and will miss an extended amount of playing time. During a team meeting the night before the Sept. 14 Washington game, Furuta called and requested that McDonald serve as his replacement as captain. McDonald joined the other captains during the […]