Football

During today’s practice: > The offense interrupted a drill to perform a quick dance routine to a Michael Jackson song. > Head coach Nick Rolovich was intercepted on a pass across the middle of the first-team defense. “I haven’t thrown a pick in 10 years, probably,” Rolovich said. > “Superstition” and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” blared from the speakers, proving that, yes, Stevie Wonder can perform at UH. But in crunch time — the 2-minute drill — Dru Brown […]

Following the bye weekend, the Warriors were back on the practice field today, competing against the scout units ahead of Saturday’s road game against Wyoming. Two significant things happened: 1) there were several ailing players who missed treatments, and 2) as punishment, the Warriors had to run a series of 110-yard sprints after practice. The extra-curricular workout served as punishment, as it turned out, for the players who missed the treatments. They had to stand in the middle of the […]

Sure, it might not be the original Paniolo Trophy. But so what? Nobody’s complaining about Arnel Pineda singing Journey songs. “I think it’s a beautiful trophy,” head coach Nick Rolovich said of the prize for the winner of the UH-Wyoming game. “I’m excited to get an opportunity to defend the ownership of it.” The trophy rests in the display case at the foyer of the UH locker room. “Where it should be,” Rolovich said. But this Wednesday it will be […]

Sometimes the zaniest Hawaii football plans come from … an assistant coach’s wife. It was Meredith Yoro, wife of safeties coach Jacob Yoro, who learned that the WWE was going to have a show in the Blaisdell Arena during the Warriors’ bye week. She suggested that, perhaps, that would be another unique way for head coach Nick Rolovich to award a scholarship. Rolovich agreed. During Rolovich’s visit with Dave Aranda, LSU’s defensive coordinator and a former UH coach, the idea […]

UCLA game? What UCLA game? Following the UCLA game, seven assistant coaches remained on the mainland to recruit. They returned Wednesday, and by yesterday evening they had pored over every image of that game’s video. “I expunged that devil loss from their brains this morning before practice,” head coach Nick Rolovich said of the meeting with players. The Warriors devoted today’s 2-hour practice to working against Wyoming’s offensive and defensive concepts. The Warriors have a bye this weekend ahead of […]

Quarterback Hunter Hughes could have danced all night. In an elaborate scheme concocted by that mad genius — head coach Nick Rolovich — Hughes was brought into the ring during last night’s WWE show in the Blaisdell Arena. It was there where Rolovich, who had accompanied New Day, pulled out the manila folder containing a football scholarship. But Rolovich said Hughes would have to dance for it. It evoked memories of three years ago, when Hughes was asked to dance […]