Warrior Beat

The Warriors are getting close to filling the three coaching vacancies — offensive line, defensive line and receivers. At the American Football Coaches Association’s convention this past week in North Carolina, Nick Rolovich interviewed eight defensive line coaches on Monday and six O-line coaches on Tuesday. Rolovich termed it a “great convention.” * * * * * If you’re following the Sony Open and reading this blog, that means you like golf and are interested in UH. And that means, […]

C’mon, you knew it was bound to happen. Kody Afusia, a sharp and versatile player during his UH days, is now the offensive line coach at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, Calif.The school is in the same “Surf City” neighborhood where Afusia was reared. The Rustlers contacted Afusia about being a “technician guy” for the line. When Afusia indicated it was iffy on returning to the contracting Arena Football League, the Rustlers offered the O-line job. The Rustlers run […]

The recent success of quarterbacks who grew up in Hawaii has evoked descriptions of a “golden age.” But a generation ago, in 2000, three Saint Louis School graduates were starting college quarterbacks — Darnell Arceneaux at Utah, Jason Gesser at Washington State, and Tim Chang at Hawaii. All three went on to become college coaches. (A year earlier, a fourth former Crusader quarterback, Joe Correia, was UH’s starting defensive end.) * * * * * The debate over whether Central […]

A day after the championship game, Saint Louis School head coach Cal Lee was praising his former quarterback. Lee said Chevan Cordeiro, who signed a letter of intent last month to play for the Warriors this year, has all the tools to succeed as a college QB. Lee said Cordeiro has a strong arm, is elusive, can decipher defenses quickly, and has a high football IQ. “He’ll be fine,” Lee said. “Mark my words.”

Two freshmen — quarterback Jeremy Moussa and defensive lineman Blessman Taala — are enrolled at UH and will begin taking classes today, the first day of the spring semester. Moussa graduated a semester early from Eleanor Roosevelt High (Corona, Calif.) to participate in the offseason conditioning program, learn the offense, and compete in spring training. Taala graduated in June, but delayed enrolling at UH to completely heal from an injury. He officially signed a letter of intent last month.

Most of the UH coaches, including Nick Rolovich, departed yesterday for Charlotte for the four-day American Football Coaches Association’s convention that begins today. There are more than 6,000 attendees for what is considered to be an important gathering to learn, network and exchange ideas. After returning to Hawaii at the end of the week, Rolovich is expected to fill the final three slots on his coaching staff — at offensive line, defensive line and receivers.

Former Warrior defensive end Meffy Koloamatangi is participating in the College Gridiron Showcase in Addison, Texas. Pro scouts coordinate this invitation-only event, which is modeled after the NFL’s OTA format. From today through Wednesday, pro prospects will participate in meetings and individual drills, and be evaluated on practices, controlled scrimmages and interviews. The players also will participate in workshops focusing on financial and life-skill education. Koloamatangi, who played defensive end for the Warriors the past two seasons, is listed as […]

Once the paper work is finalized — and that could come as early as this morning — Mark Banker is expected to join the Warriors as assistant head coach and linebackers coach. Here’s why this is a good move for the Warriors: > Experience: Banker was defensive coordinator for Nebraska, Oregon State and the San Diego Chargers, as well as assistant head coach at USC and Stanford. > Hawaii ties: Banker coached linebackers and special teams in 1995, Bob Wagner’s […]