Football

The Warriors ended training camp with today’s 90-minute practice on the grass field. The wind-down came in stages: last week’s final full-contact scrimmage, the creation of scout teams and depth charts, and the newcomers moving out of camp-assigned dorm rooms. The regular student body moves into the dorms this week. With the fall semester starting on Monday, Aug. 26 — two days after the season-opening game — the traditional camp schedule appears to be out of order. School usually opens […]

It felt like ol’ times for defensive lineman Alema Kapoi. “It’s good to be out here,” said Kapoi, who transferred from Navy and joined the Warriors on Tuesday. “I haven’t been in pads since Army-Navy all the way back in December.” Kapoi is a 2016 Kamehameha-Kapalama graduate. As a senior, he was named to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s All-State first team. He attended Navy’s prep academy for a year, delaying the start of his NCAA eligibility clock until the 2017 season. […]

It has been quite a week for quarterback Justin Uahinui — and it’s only been two days. On Monday, Uahinui, a third-year sophomore from Farrington High, was assigned to the primary group of quarterbacks behind Cole McDonald and Chevan Cordeiro. Uahinui had practiced mostly as a scout quarterback the previous two seasons. This afternoon, Uahinui was awarded a football scholarship. Head coach Nick Rolovich said Uahinui was deserving because of his development as a player, his camaraderie with teammates, and […]

In an emotional post-practice ceremony today, Army Lt. Gen. Bryan Fenton awarded a UH football scholarship to running back Keli‘i “KK” Padello. “I thought (Fenton) was here just to visit, to just see the team,” Padello said. Padello is an ROTC cadet and a specialist in the Army National Guard. Head coach Nick Rolovich felt it would be fitting for Fenton to deliver the good news. “I was honored to be here,” Fenton said. “Coach asked me to come by […]