Warrior Beat

SAN JOSE — Scott Harding is one of 10 semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award as the nation’s top punter. * * * * * Trouble with young’uns is they have that dazed-puppy look when anybody makes a “Do you know the way to San Jose?” reference. Being navigationally challenged, I tried the line twice. Crickets. The Warriors, meanwhile, arrived via a direct flight last night. They are scheduled to have a modified practice this afternoon. They are without ailing […]

The Warriors depart this afternoon on their fifth road trip of the season. Once again, the Warriors will be short-handed. Head coach Norm Chow announced on his radio show that running back Steven Lakalaka and defensive lineman Marcus Malepeai are not expected to travel while recovering from injuries. Linebacker Julian Gener is expected to make the trip. San Jose’s big even this weekend is “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend” tomorrow and Saturday at the SAP Center.

Sure, it was only an intrasquad scrimmage involving redshirts and developing players. But Beau Reilly, the No. 2 quarterback, created an in-house buzz with his performance in yesterday’s scrimmage. He completed 7-of-8 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns. On the scrimmage’s first play, a shot-gun snap skipped past Reilly for a 20-yard loss. Then, on second-and-30, Reilly turned his body to face slotback Samson Anguay in the right flat. Reilly then threw a slip screen to 5-foot-5 Pereese Joas […]

There is a possibility inside linebacker Julian Gener might be available to play this week. Gener suffered a fractured fibula against Rice, the Warriors’ fifth non-conference opponent of the season. He has missed five games — all against MWC teams — while recuperating. He was running sprints on the sidelines during practices last week. Gener was the Warriors’ second-leading tackler (33 stops) when he suffered the injury. After transferring from Mount San Antonio College in 2013, Gener played in three […]

It’s a sign of old age when you return from a road trip, write a story, do some errands, hang out with the family and … um, was there something else I was supposed to do? Then I woke up at 3 a.m. (which is 6 a.m. Fort Collins time) to realize … darn, I forgot to finish Sunday’s blog post. To quote Rap Replinger: Oops, li’ dat. * * * * * Under the previous regime, the Warriors would […]

It’s travel day. Gather your thoughts, and when the blog hosts gets back to the office, you may share your thoughts. See you then.

FORT COLLINS — Our columnist Dave Reardon and I made reservations to stay in the same hotel as the football team during this road trip. Like so many plans this year, we had the right intent. The execution? Not so right. We’re in the same hotel as the Colorado State football team. Oops. At least this gives us a chance to see if wideout Rashard Higgins and quarterback Garrett Grayson are both healthy enough to play in tonight’s game. Yes, […]

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — It’s a nice, cool day in Fort Collins, where the Warriors will conduct a toned-down practice at Hughes Stadium this evening. The Warriors, who spent the night in Los Angles, are scheduled to arrive in Fort Collins at 4:30 this afternoon. The practice, which will be held after sunset, coincides with tomorrow’s game. Kickoff is at 5 p.m. MST. * * * * * If UH backup quarterback Beau Reilly plays tomorrow — or this season […]