Football

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 […]

Former Warriors John Ursua and Jahlani Tavai were impressive during today’s UH pro day on the UCLA campus. Despite still being bothered by hamstring ailment, Ursua, a receiver, was credited with running 40 yards in 4.58 seconds. He had a 10-foot broad jump, and completed the short shuttle in 6.78 seconds. Tavai, a linebacker, did not participate in the measurement events because of the short preparation time following last year’s shoulder surgery. But Tavai did well in field drills, according […]

Va‘a Niumatalolo will serve as graduate assistant this football season, head coach Nick Rolovich confirmed today. Niumatalolo worked as an offensive intern this past year. In his new role, Niumatalolo will work with the offensive linemen. Niumatalolo replaces Jake Thomas, who recently accepted the O-line coach’s job at Azusa Pacific. Niumatalolo’s father is Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, a former UH quarterback and coach.

The countdown to the Warriors’ March 29 start of spring ball has started. The Warriors are wrapping up this portion of offseason training this week. UH’s spring break kicks off on Saturday. Next week, nine former Warriors will compete in UH’s pro day in conjunction with the UCLA football team. And yesterday, 12 UH Manoa students participated in the walk-on tryouts at Ching field. Among the hopefuls were Austin Antoni (Radford), Tristan Fleming-Nazara (Konawaena), Noa Kamana (Punahou) and Trey Larsen, […]

Eight former Warriors will participate in UH’s Pro Day on Tuesday, March 19, at UCLA’s practice facility. The participants: > Noah Borden, long snapper > Kolney Cassel, quarterback > Kaiwi Chung, fullback > Mel Davis, running back > Jahlani Tavai, linebacker > Dakota Torres, tight end > John Ursua, receiver > Penitito Faalologo, defensive lineman Of note: > This is the fourth pro day under Nick Rolovich. The previous three were jointly conducted at Azusa Pacific, where former UH linebacker […]