Warrior Beat

HENDERSON, NEV. >> Head coach Nick Rolovich, quarterback Cole McDonald and rush end Kaimana Padello arrived in Henderson morning following a non-stop, red-eye flight. After posing for pictures coordinated by media relations director Neal Iwamoto, the players had one goal in mind: sleep. McDonald, Padello and the other West Division players will have social media functions this evening. Tomorrow is a full day of interviews and promo sessions with television, radio and print media. * * * * * In […]

On a busy Wednesday, running back Dayton Furuta was named as a preseason candidate for the Doak Walker Award. The award goes to the college football’s best running back. Ewell Doak Walker II played at Syracuse, and was the 1948 Heisman Trophy winner. He played six seasons of professional football. Furuta, a senior from Mililani, rushed for 459 yards last season, his first as a running back. The Warriors had their final organized conditioning drill and player-run practice this morning […]

For the final week of the off-season training program, the Warriors went through conditioning drills and player-run schemes today on UH’s soccer field. (With the Ching Athletic Complex closed for the installation of the new track, the Warriors have been rotating between the grass soccer and football fields.) Some shots:

Hawaii quarterback Cole McDonald has drawn the attention of the Maxwell Football Club. McDonald is one of 80 on the Maxwell Award Watch List for the college football player of the year. Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, a Saint Louis School graduate, was the 2018 winner. In 2018, his first as a UH starting quarterback, McDonald threw for 3,875 yards (eighth most among NCAAA passers) and 36 touchdowns (sixth). He computed a 146.5 efficiency rating, the highest for a UH starting […]

The Hawaii football team’s defensive backs had their own player-run workouts this morning at the grass practice field. They worked on footwork, hip movements and identifying routes. Cornerback Cortez Davis and freshman safety Tiger Peterson — both of whom enrolled this past January — have benefitted from a semester’s instruction. Some shots:

After a one-week break, the Warriors were back on the grass practice field for offseason conditioning and then player-run practices. The incoming freshmen, who began the bridge program a couple weeks ago, were all in attendance. Some images:

Seven months after his final UH football game, Tumua Tuinei is still delivering cracks. Tuinei is headlining “Laughing On Da East-Side” on July 13 at Honey’s Restaurant at the Koolau Golf Course. Admission is $10, with the first side-splitter at 8 p.m. James Mane and Shannon Cantan are the opening acts. Tickets are available through brownpapertickets.com “My mom’s family is from that side,” Tuinei said of Oahu’s East side. “They’re always asking me to try to do a show from […]