Warrior Beat

Expanded coverage of UH football, including practice notes, game analysis, recruiting info and observations on the Mountain West Conference.

About the blog host

Stephen Tsai covers University of Hawaii football for the Star-Advertiser. Follow him on Twitter @StephenTsai and sign up for the Hawaii football newsletter here: http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/email-signup/

Latest news

Super week for former UH coach

By Stephen Tsai on June 15, 2016

We’re giving away a Jason Elam rookie football card. To enter the drawing, please post: Elam for 3! Avis will select a winner. * * * * * In a week’s span, former UH assistant coach Phil Rauscher attended a ceremony at the White House and received a Super Bowl ring. Rauscher was the Warriors’ tight ends coach in 2012 and 2013. Last year, he was hired as a coaching assistant with the Denver Broncos. The Broncos were invited to […]

Tulimasealii pleads no contest to 6 charges

By Stephen Tsai on June 14, 2016

Defensive tackle Kennedy Tulimasealii today pleaded no contest to: > A Class C felony count of property damage > Misdemeanor counts of assault and resisting arrest > Petty misdemeanor counts of property damage and harassment His attorney, Michael Green, is requesting a deferral. If granted, Tulimasealii would have an oportunity to avoid conviction and have the charges cleared from his record if he stays out of trouble for a specified period of time. The prosecution is objecting to a deferral. […]

Down Under Tour

By Stephen Tsai on June 13, 2016

The Warrior coaches are on their Down Under tour of clinics, and because this is Monday … Whoops, in Australia/New Zealand, this is Tuesday. Anyway, this is the schedule (in Hawaii time): > Yesterday: Sydney > Today: Brisbane > Tomorrow: Melbourne > Friday: Auckland * * * * * The winner of the GPA Dri-Fit shirt is … Spencer Please text (808) 256-0223 or email sighdude@gmail.com with mailing instructions. Thanks, everyone, for playing. Next contest is tomorrow (Hawaii time). * […]

Sunday contest: Who wants a Dri-Fit Shirt?

By Stephen Tsai on June 12, 2016

You want this GPA Hawaii Football Camp shirt (shown by Miss Hawaii USA Chelsea Hardin): To enter the drawing, please post: USA! USA! Avis will select a winner.

Showtime

By Stephen Tsai on June 11, 2016

More than 550 players participated in the opening night of the GPA College Football Showcase. Ching field and the grass practice field were both used to accommodate the drills. The academic counseling sessions were divided into shifts because of the auditorium’s seating capacity. Friday Night Lights: Here are the divisional finals for the fastest campers: > Skilled players: Baldwin’s La‘akea Kahoohanohano-Davis video > Big-skill players: Waianae’s Javen Towne video > Bigs: Kailua DE Christian Mejia Co-director Rich Miano: … Whose […]

Who wants a hat?

By Stephen Tsai on June 10, 2016

Sure, you’re saying: Doesn’t Stephen have any UH news today? But then you’re thinking: News schmooze. I really want this cool hat: To enter the drawing, please post: I mua Avis will select a winner. * * * * * The winner of the cool shirt is: Duster Please text me at (808) 256-0223 or email sighdude@gmail.com for mailing instructions.

Who wants a UH football shirt?

By Stephen Tsai on June 9, 2016

C’mon, you deserve this shirt: To enter the drawing, please post: I’ve been good. Gimme the shirt Avis will choose a winner.

D-lineman set to join Warriors

By Stephen Tsai on June 8, 2016

This past spring, Cole Carter bought a spear and a knife and went spear-fishing. This fall, Carter hopes to hunt ball-carriers. Carter, a 6-foot-4, 265-pound defensive lineman from everywhere, is set to join the Warriors as a preferred walk-on this summer. Carter was at Stone Bridge High in Virginia before enrolling at Fork Union Military Academy in 2015 to improve his grades. He missed most of the 2015 season — his only semester at the prep academy — because of […]