Football

I apologize for the delay. My mother-in-law is having some medical issues. We’re wishing her a speedy recovery. * * * * * The Warriors practiced in full pads for the first time this spring. Of note: > Two play-making receivers — slotback John Ursua and Marcus Armstrong-Brown — are being held out of practices while recovering from ailments. No worries, UH fans, they’ll be fine. Another reason for comfort: slotback Cedric Byrd and wideout Isaia Leeth are having breakout […]

Walk-on quarterback Kyle Gallup has decided to leave the Warriors. “I’m not going to be leaving Hawaii, but I’m going to be stepping away from football,” said Gallup, who was one of four quarterbacks on the spring roster. “I love the program. I love coach Rolo. I love what we’re doing. … In my heart, I feel like I’m being called to enter into a new season of life. I’m a walk-on, too, and for me and my future wife, […]

If I’m playing craps, I’m pressing my bets. If I’m coaching third, I’m sending the runner home. And if I’m running HTA, I’m making an offer — a real offer — to Dana White and UFC. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I get it. Maybe holding a UFC event in Hawaii doesn’t make the state money directly. So what? There are a lot of things we spend money on that don’t make money immediately, maybe never. But the value of hosting a […]

For inspiration, the Warriors can look to the wall of dreams — a newly installed display of former players and their NFL teams. Na Koa paid for the project, which is displayed in a corridor leading to the football locker room. * * * * * The UH-UC Davis baseball opener will be moved a day earlier, from Friday to Thursday, in anticipating of an approaching weekend storm. First pitch is set for 11:30 a.m. Hawaii time. The Hawaii

In an all-or-nothing move, former Warrior receiver Makoa Camanse-Stevens will compete in a two-day Canadian Football League tryout. The audition is set for May 5-6 in Seattle. Camanse-Stevens, who was a quarterback at Kamehameha Schools, is hopeful of landing an invitation to a CFL camp. If not, he is strongly considering that the tryout will be his last attempt at pursuing a pro-football job. Last year, Camanse-Stevens played professionally in Germany. * * * * * Is your boss restricting […]

Bubba Reynolds, the strength and conditioning coordinator for football the past two seasons, is no longer with the program, the Warrior Beat has confirmed. Tommy Heffernan, UH’s overall strength and conditioning coordinator, and his staff will work with the Warriors until a replacement is named. The Warriors, who were off for a week because of UH’s spring break, resume spring training on Tuesday. * * * * * Fresh off a record-setting series win over UC Irvine, the baseball ‘Bows […]