Warrior Beat

Running back Joey Iosefa faces suspension from team activities following his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving yesterday morning. A decision on disciplinary action will be announced tomorrow morning after coach Norm Chow and athletic director Ben Jay meet. Chow is in Los Angeles with his wife, who is hospitalized while recovering from a brain aneurysm. Chow returns to Honolulu this morning. Based on precedent, Iosefa’s punishment will depend on how he plans to plead at his court appearance on […]

The Warriors have the 48-hour rule — the time limit to celebrate or mourn a victory or loss. But for 144 hours, the Warriors can enjoy being atop the MWC’s West Division with a 1-0 league record. (Doesn’t the Washington opener, like Iselle, seem like it was ages ago?) So raise a cold Gatorade to: > Ikaika Woolsey, who rebounded from a slump and demotion, to rally the Warriors to their first MWC victory since November 2012. Leadership is about […]

This is what’s at stake: And this: Three keys for UH: > Score touchdowns: In a game of time possessions, opportunities are precious and few. (And, yes, I just had a flashback to the 1975 Mistletoe Ball’s final song, “Precious and Few.”) > Benneton Fonua: For the past 29 games, people have been saying: “Play Benny!” Tonight, Fonua makes his first start (in place of injured inside linebacker Julian Gener). It will be a rough-and-tumble sort of game. Fonua is […]

If anyone needs proof of the Warriors’ security in the Mountain West Conference, look to tomorrow’s game against Wyoming. Per an agreement with the MWC, the Warriors pay a visiting team from the Mountain time zone $175,000 in travel subsidies. The payment is intended for round-trip charter flights. But UH has no say in how the money is spent. That means UH can’t say, “Hey, Cowboys, we found this great deal on Travelocity …” Wyoming gets to keep the money […]

Maybe one of these seasons the Warriors will avoid an injury to a key player. This isn’t one of those years. Joey Iosefa, Jerrol Garcia-Williams … and now linebacker Julian Gener. Gener, who underwent surgery to repair a fractured right fibula on Tuesday, will miss at least a month. The Warriors will fill his spot, of course, with Benneton Fonua or Tevita Lataimua. Fonua achieved his first sack and interception of his UH career in the Rice game. Lataimua might […]

The Rainbow Warriors opened the 1991 season with a new quarterback and plenty of questions. But then Michael Carter, in his debut as the Warriors’ triple-option quarterback, rushed for 214 yards in a road game against Wyoming. In that game, Carter suffered a broken rib, a painful injury that caused him to grimace with every hit. The thing was, in that offense, the quarterback was hit nearly every play. Carter played with extra padding and grit the rest of the […]

Head coach Norm Chow returned to Honolulu last night and will lead today’s practice. * * * * * Taylor Graham received extensive reps with the No. 1 team, opening the possibility of an expanded role or a quarterback change. After practice, Chow told reporters the position is being evaluated and no decision on a starter has been made. * * * * * Follow me at twitter.com/stephentsai * * * * * Thanks to the generosity of Don Weir, […]

Few noticed when defensive secondary coach Daronte’ Jones was promoted to assistant head coach the past spring. Perhaps, it was because UH did not announce Jones’ added role. And that appears to fit Jones’ style and personality. In Norm Chow’s absence, Jones is handling the head coach’s administrative duties. As always, Jones shares the credit, noting it is a collaborative effort amongst the coaching staff to fill in for Chow. “It’s not going to be a one-man show,” Jones said. […]