Warrior Beat

Head coach Norm Chow will remain on the mainland to be with his wife Diane, who underwent a procedure for a brain aneurism Friday evening at the UCLA Medical Center. Barring any unforeseen complications, Chow will return to Honolulu on Monday night. The Warriors usually have only meetings and conditioning drills on Mondays. Daronte’ Jones, the team’s assistant head coach, will handle Chow’s administrative duties during his absence. Jones will take Chow’s place on tonight’s “Inside Access” coach’s show on […]

Houston — It will be a matchup of 1-3 teams when UH and Rice meet today in a non-conference game. Kickoff is 1 p.m. Hawaii time. Here are the keys for Hawaii: > Fast start: Yep, it’s a cliche, of course, but the Warriors need to take advantage of what will appear to be a small crowd. Even if it were half full — and a fifth is more likely — attendance will appear to be slight in 70,000-seat Rice […]

HOUSTON — Mixing time and space, the Warriors went on an excursion today to NASA’s Johnson Space Center. After that, they studied and rested. They practice this afternoon. Duke Bukoski: * * * * * Jordan Pu‘u-Robinson and Sean Shigematsu: * * * * * Pu‘u-Robinson and his brother: * * * * * Kody Afusia: * * * * * Ikaika Woolsey and Kody Afusia: * * * * * Lance Williams and Farrington High math teacher Sylvia Koo: […]

HOUSTON — Ah, the heat … the humidity … it’s just another day in … Houston? The Warriors, who arrived early this morning, should be used to the muggy conditions after the past few weeks’ weather in Hawaii. It is expected to be breezier — Southwest’s version of tradewinds? — tomorrow. The Warriors will practice for about 90 minutes today, then head to a barbecue this evening.

The Warriors, like every other college football team, adheres to a routine. For the Warriors, that means a brisk walk following the wake-up call on game day and specified meal times. But because of several factors, the Warriors depart this evening on a rare (for them) non-stop, red-eye flight to the Central time zone. The Warriors try to avoid overnight flights because it throws off sleep patterns, especially for players who have difficulty getting their Z’s on airplanes. The Warriors […]

It will be a quick turnaround for the Warriors, who will have 12 hours between the end of yesterday’s twilight practice and the start of this morning’s practice. Because of the past weekend’s bye, the Warriors were able to squeeze in a 70-minute practice at Ching field yesterday. On the usual Monday of game week, the Warriors would only have weight-training and conditioning drills. Yesterday, the offense and defense worked against the scouts portraying Rice’s schemes. The Warriors’ secondary should […]

The Warriors will be back on the practice field this afternoon ahead of Saturday’s road game against Rice. Despite the bye, the Warriors had a full schedule last week, including three long practices and extensive meetings and video sessions. The Warriors did not practice the past weekend. But the coaches worked on recruiting, self-scouting and finalizing the game plan. For this trip, the Warriors depart Wednesday evening on a non-stop flight to Houston. They will have a full practice on […]

Bye week is a time to seek depth, and KITV is giving Brandi Higa a shot as weekend sports anchor. Higa, a former college volleyball player, knows the news business. She has been KITV’s morning news producer for four years. She also is used to sports deadlines, being part of Da Blitz coverage. She’s smart, funny and mentored by Robert Kekaula.