Football

Let’s stop pretending. You’re not buying a newspaper the Monday before the start of the NCAA basketball tournament because of the Sudoku puzzle. You’re not going to Uncle’s Super Bowl party because of the hot wings. People gamble. They gamble all the time, even when they don’t think they’re gambling. “Boy or girl” at the baby shower? “Pick the big box, small box or ‘steal’ the Target gift certificate from your cousin” at the Christmas party’s grab bag? Submitting your […]

Former Warrior Damien Packer still loves but football, but he loves the Big Island even more. “I want to give back,” said Packer, who has been accepted into the Teach For America program. Packer will participate in a training program next month in Oklahoma, then teach in a school there the rest of the summer. He will teach social studies at Kea‘au High School or Kea«au Middle School this coming academic year. Through Chaminade University, Teach For America will pay […]

Two former Warriors who played professional football — Kealoha Pilares and John Estes — proved there is no time limit on education. On Saturday afternoon, Pilares earned a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Recreation Science (KRS) and Estes received a master’s in public administration. Pilares intends to pursue a career in prehab training, a method of building strength and stability to increase agility and decrease injury risks. Estes, who was a UH graduate assistant the past two seasons, is a […]

Best wishes to former UH running back Joey Iosefa, who is a tryout player at the Carolina Panthers’ mini camp today. The link: Iosefa tryout Mahalo to Stephen Hanohano for the head’s up.

It made sense for the new defensive coordinator with Mississippi ties to have an interest in recruiting prospects from the Magnolia State. It was 1999, and freshly hired Greg McMackin went to the Mississippi junior colleges in search of players for UH’s recruiting class. McMackin received commitments from four players — defensive backs Dee Miller and Marcus Thomas, offensive lineman Darryl Miller and defensive end Karman Saulsberry. Nineteen years later, the Warriors have flexed their recruiting reach across the country, […]