Warrior Beat

Woody Blevins has officially joined the UH football coaching staff as an intern/quality-control coach. His hiring was approved on Friday. Blevins spent the previous seven seasons at Northern Colorado, ascending from volunteer to graduate assistant to full-time assistant coach to special teams coordinator/cornerbacks coach. He also has held the title of “mental edge,” the UNC’s sports psychology director. “It was hard and it was easy,” Blevins said of leaving UNC. “It was hard because I love my players and I’d […]

It was a lively start to spring training with today’s 2-hour practice on the grass field. Quarterbacks Cole McDonald and Chevan Cordeiro were in good form. During the passing session, McDonald was 9-for-10; Cordeiro was 6-for-8. McDonald is fully healthy after playing in pain last year following injuries to his knee and side. He completed two long passes to Jason-Matthew Sharsh and Dante McGee. Cordeiro has worked on adding weight. Head coach Nick Rolovich has marveled at Cordeiro’s elusiveness and […]

Slotback Dante McGee and offensive lineman Kauka Umiamaka have both landed spots on the Warriors’ spring roster. The Warriors open spring ball on Friday. McGee, a Pearl City High graduate, made last year’s spring roster after acing a walk-on tryout. But there was not enough room for him to advance to the opening-game roster. Last spring, Umiamaka, a Castle High graduate, announced he would be joining the Warriors as a walk-on. But, again, there was not enough space on the […]

The Warriors are set to open spring training on Friday. Here’s the schedule. > Friday, March 29 — 7 a.m. > Saturday, March 30 — 8 a.m. > Tuesday, April 2 — 7 a.m. > Thursday, April 4 — 7 a.m. > Saturday, April 6 — 8 a.m. > Tuesday, April 9 — 7 a.m. > Thursday, April 11 — 7 a.m. > Saturday, April 13 — 8 a.m. > Tuesday, April 16 — 7 a.m. > Thursday, April 18 […]

Noa Kamana, a former Punahou linebacker, has been added to the Warriors’ spring roster as a defensive back. Kamana, who is 6 feet 185 pounds, played a combo linebacker for Pacific as a true freshman in 2017. Earlier this month, Kamana impressed at UH’s walk-on tryouts, earning a spot with the Warriors. Kamana comes from a successful football family. His grandfather, John “Squeeze” Kamana Jr. was USC’s center in the 1950s. His uncle, John Kamana III, was a running back […]

Kolney Cassel, a backup quarterback for UH last season, will serve as an intern for the Warriors. It should be an easy transition for Cassel, who spent every day in the quarterback room in meetings, video reviews and exchanging ideas. Even before his stint as a graduate transfer, Cassel had deep knowledge of the Warriors’ run-and-shoot offense. He began his NCAA career as a quarterback at SMU under June Jones. Cassel has proven to be a helpful teammate. Prior to […]