Early risers might have noticed there’s an added pep to the steps at UH football conditioning drills. Credit goes to the enthusiastic leadership of Dwain Bradshaw, the Rainbow Warriors’ new director of football athletic performance. Bradshaw, who holds degrees from Arizona State and Auburn, has a solid background in football and conditioning. He was a football intern at ASU, his alma mater, in 2014. After that, he was a graduate assistant at Auburn. In 2017, he was a strength/conditioning coach […]

The Warriors closed the camp season with today’s double session on the Manoa campus. Once again, the 2019 Rainbow Warrior Football Elite Camp’s sessions — linemen in the morning, others in the afternoon — were set for the grass fields while installation continues on the Ching Athletic Complex track. But it was a nice turnout, with players from the Neighbor Islands, including four from Molokai, in attendance. USC and Oregon also sent coaches to work alongside the UH coaching staff.

It’s not like the Hawaii football team is jumping through hoops during player-run training. But they are sprinting around hoops, as well as hopscotching ladders, dragging heavy chains, pushing weighted sleds, and dashing in every direction. The player-run participation increases with the arrival of incoming freshmen who are enrolled in the bridge program — two three-credit summer courses that jump-start their academic standing.

The Warriors continue to boost the 2020 football-recruiting class with Hilo High’s Kilohana Haasenritter‘s recent commitment. Haasenritter transferred from Kamehameha-Hawaii, where he was used as a running back, receiver and defensive back. He has been told he will compete at slotback and running back for the Warriors. Haasenritter is 5-10 and 175 pounds. He received a 3-star rating from 247sports.com. His uncles are former UH safety Mana Silva and ex-wideout Kana Silva. He said Mana Silva is among his trainers. […]