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New rule: knees need coverage, too

By Ferd Lewis on August 13, 2018

A rule that officials working college football games will begin enforcing this season requires players’ pants to “completely cover the knees,” officials said. Rule 1-4-4-d advises that, “if an official discovers illegal equipment or if a player is not wearing mandatory equipment, the player must leave the game for at least one down and is not allowed to return until the equipment is made legal.” This includes knee pads and pants “completely covering the knees.” The rule was to have […]

Gaudion feels the Aloha

By Brian McInnis on August 13, 2018

Stan Gaudion looked around at the vacant 50,000 seats of Aloha Stadium during the Hawaii football team’s lone fall camp practice/walkthrough at its home venue. Last Saturday could have been any Saturday under the bright lights, crowd or no crowd. And the third-year sophomore punter treated it as such, booming several balls long distances during the team’s scrimmage session. “Oh, just so much fun, really. Obviously training’s awesome back in Manoa, but it’s something special about coming out to the […]

Warrior Beat: Traditional touch

By Stephen Tsai on August 13, 2018

In a collaborative effort bridging the past and present, Polynesian Warriors and Rainbow Warriors, a new rite was added to the UH football program. Before every practice, the Warriors will touch a koa plaque in the locker room to draw mana and unity. A group of boosters, chaired by Kekoa Furtado, and coach Nick Rolovich introduced the rite during an emotional ceremony yesterday afternoon. Brook Kapukuniahi Parker, a famed illustrator and Hawaiian historian, created a picture of Polynesian warriors. That […]

Leahey gets fitting sendoff

By Brian McInnis on August 12, 2018

The jokes were many, the laughter hearty, the tributes genuine. Legendary Hawaii sportscaster Jim Leahey, “the voice of UH athletics,” received a fitting retirement sendoff at The Willows restaurant on Sunday. Those who gave speeches (in person or remote) included his son, Kanoa, who MC’d, Pal Eldredge, Bobby Curran, Rick Blangiardi, Dick Tomey, Larry Beil and Neil Everett. Some of the former coaches in attendance were Dave Shoji, Vince Goo, Bob Wagner and Les Murakami. Current football coach Nick Rolovich […]

Sunday musings: Aloha, time, Leahey

By Stephen Tsai on August 12, 2018

With about 40 first-year Warriors, it sometimes is about just establishing a routine. And that was the most significant takeaway from Saturday’s scrimmage at Aloha Stadium. The Warriors simulated the game-day routine, from meetings to the pre-event meal, to the bus ride to the stadium, to how to exit the locker room. The little things matter. Of note: > The quarterbacks had their moments. Chevan Cordeiro opened in a rhythm, speed-reading the coverages and making quick (and correct) decisions. He […]

Aloha Saturday

By Stephen Tsai on August 11, 2018

The Warriors are practicing today at Aloha Stadium for the first — and only — time this training camp.

Fresh start

By Stephen Tsai on August 10, 2018

Two freshmen — Ilm Manning and Solo Vaipulu — have been impressive this training camp. So much so they have practiced with the No. 1 offensive line this past week. Manning has practiced at left tackle and Vaipulu at right guard. I can’t remember the last time the Warriors started two true freshmen on the offensive line. As of today, Kaiwi Chung is the No. 1 center. But it’s still early, and things can change.

Batoon begins next career phase

By Brian McInnis on August 9, 2018

Most of Corey Batoon’s college football coaching career can be neatly divided into two phases: his Northern Arizona career (11 years), and his career in the South (nine). You might say he’s begun Phase 3. Batoon, UH’s new defensive coordinator and safeties coach who arrived in the spring, has had the Rainbow Warriors running his new multiple-set schemes for the past two weeks of training camp, plus the work the Warriors put in during the spring and independently over the […]

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