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Hawaii men’s basketball: Rainbow Warriors to host San Francisco on Nov. 29

By Brian McInnis on August 5, 2019

The Hawaii men’s basketball 2019-20 nonconference schedule continues to be revealed piece by piece. The latest reveal came Monday afternoon, when San Francisco announced its schedule on Twitter. The Dons of the West Coast Conference will travel to play UH in a stand-alone game at the Stan Sheriff Center on Nov. 29. The #Dons are pleased to announce the 2019-20 non-conference schedule! Read the full release here: https://t.co/LU9MXnpZgj#changemakers | #USFDons | #GoldenEra | #WCCHoops pic.twitter.com/8LjKp5ys00 — San Francisco Men's Basketball […]

Warrior Beat: Sharsh, Furuta, Padello, Se‘ei picked as Hawaii football captains

By Stephen Tsai on August 5, 2019

Three former walk-ons and a grayshirt have been selected as the Hawaii football team’s captains. After today’s practice in Manoa, head coach Nick Rolovich announced the selections of slotback Jason-Matthew Sharsh, running back Dayton Furuta, rush end Kaimana Padello and nose tackle Azia Se‘ei. Rolovich said the picks were made in voting by the UH players. Each of the captains is a senior. Sharsh, a 2015 Moanalua High graduated, redshirted in his first UH season in 2017 while recovering from […]

Hawaii football: James Phillips introduces himself to Aloha Stadium

By Brian McInnis on August 4, 2019

James Phillips made quite the first impression at Aloha Stadium. It was just a practice, sure, but there will only be a handful of those at the Rainbow Warriors’ home venue, at most, before the start of the 2019 season against Arizona on Aug. 24. UH went there Saturday morning because of the possibility of inclement weather on its grass practice field on campus. Phillips, a sophomore receiver who’s operated mostly at second-team depth, had two long touchdown catch-and-runs in […]

Hawaii football: Single-digit jersey numbers must be earned

By Christian Shimabuku on August 3, 2019

After earning a scholarship last fall, Hawaii slotback Jason-Matthew Sharsh wasn’t done striving for something else he wanted — a coveted single-digit jersey number for the Rainbow Warriors. Sharsh finally got it heading into his last fall camp, making the switch from 89 to 3 in time for his senior season. “It started at JUCO,” Sharsh said of his affinity for the number. “JUCO, I wore 3 my second year because of Odell Beckham. I became a Giants fan. Odell, […]

Hawaii football practices at Aloha Stadium

By Stephen Tsai on August 3, 2019

What happens when a Ford and a Froooot truck collide? The result is a thumping takedown and rousing cheers from the defensive sideline after 200-pound nickelback Eugene Ford‘s open-field tackle of 250-pound running back Dayton Furuta. That was among many highlights of the Rainbow Warriors’ controlled scrimmage at Aloha Stadium. Also: >> ALOHA STADIUM SCRIMMAGE PHOTO GALLERY > Ford had a 55-yard pick-6 to end the 62-play scrimmage. > Noa Kamana — son of Carter Kamana (Michigan State) and grandson […]

Hawaii football: Aloha Stadium scrimmage live blog (CANCELED)

By Brian McInnis on August 3, 2019

UPDATE: Well, sorry UH fans, per UH media access policy, we’re not able to live blog the scrimmage in person. We’ll try to give some general updates on Twitter. You can check out Stephen Tsai’s roundup of notes from the session. Christian Shimabuku was at the stadium, too, and wrote about coveted single-digit jersey numbers and how they must be earned. —————— We’ll be doing a live blog of Hawaii’s expected controlled scrimmage at Aloha Stadium this Saturday morning. UH […]

Hawaii football: Chevan Cordeiro right at home at Saint Louis

By Brian McInnis on August 2, 2019

You could feel it immediately upon stepping foot out of the parking structure at the Saint Louis and Chaminade University campus and onto the track bordering the artificial turf football field. The stiff breeze. “It’s always (like that),” said Hawaii redshirt freshman quarterback Chevan Cordeiro, the 2017 state champion quarterback for the Crusaders. “(Thursday) when they said we were practicing at Saint Louis, everyone who practiced here before, played at Saint Louis knew it was going to be windy. It […]

Hawaii football: Russell Wilson, John Ursua building bond before preseason games

By Christian Shimabuku on August 2, 2019

Fresh off signing a record four-year, $140 million contract extension, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson hosted a mini-training camp for a handful of teammates at his house in San Diego. Among those who headed to Wilson’s residence for the excursion was former Hawaii wide receiver John Ursua, who was taken in the seventh round by the Seahawks in April. Wilson documented the experience on his official YouTube channel, where Ursua made a couple of memorable appearances. In the first episode, […]