Warrior Beat

A week after competing in a mini camp in Florida, former UH quarterback Bryant Moniz is awaiting word on whether he will be invited to a Canadian Football League training camp. Moniz’s last game was in August 2012, when he suffered a torn MCL while playing for the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League. Moniz said he is completely healed and in “top shape.” “I’m still chasing the dream,” Moniz said. “They can close the door once, twice, three […]

Turn the volume down — way, way down — during games and practices, and  special teams coordinator Chris “Demo” Demarest resembles Billy Martin or Lou Piniella arguing a missed call. There’s stomping, arm-flapping and dirt-kicking. Beyond the madness, there is a mad genius, and former Warriors Brenden Daley and Charles Clay credit their current NFL employment in part to the Demo-strations. Of his first weekend with the Atlanta Falcons, Daley said: “Coach Demo and his teaching style made it a […]

Former UH defensive back Charles Clay won’t be going home for a while. After acing his tryout this past weekend, Clay signed a three-year contract with the Green Bay Packers. “This is a contract of opportunity,” said John Perez, Clay’s New Jersey-based agent. Clay was not selected in this year’s NFL draft. But he did well enough at UH’s pro day to earn an audition at the Packers’ rookie mini-camp this past week. Clay now is enrolled in the Packers’ […]

The NCAA is investigating the men’s basketball program. The athletic department might finish as much as $2 million in the red this academic year. There are projects to be built but not enough money to pay for them. Coaches’ contracts are still moving along. But on the bright side, of UH’s 475 student-athletes, 21 have 4.0 GPAs and 59 percent have GPAs of 3.0 or better. That success has a lot to do with the support of coaches and administrators; […]

It’s graduation day: * * * * * * Jordan Loeffler, Kaeo Alo, Justin Clapp (master’s degree), Ben Dew and Desmond Dean: * * * * * Aniefre Etim-Thomas and Nick West: * * * * * Mike Herman, Storm Kenui, Skye Shimabukuro and Michele Nagamine:   * * * * * * Sharla Kliebenstein, Bob Coolen and Jori Jasper (master’s degree):

USC quarterback Max Wittek can’t transfer to UH — or any other FBS school — this summer. Because of a personal situation, Wittek did not earn a bachelor’s degree after USC’s recently completed semester. A degree is a requirement for a player to transfer without restrictions, such as a sitting out a season at the new school. USC had approved Wittek to contact Texas and Hawaii — his top two choices — because the Trojans do not play the Longhorns […]

Cleveland’s best quarterback — at the moment — is not named Manziel. Former UH quarterback Shane Austin is having a breakout season in the Arena Football League, leading the Cleveland Gladiators to a 7-0 record (including 5-0 in games he starts). Austin told the Warrior Beat he’s having a blast — playing fast-break football, hanging out with teammates and, even, spreading things he learned in Hawaii. He  and former Warrior receiver Royce Pollard performed the haka for teammates. Austin also […]

The UH football earned a 962 APR averages for a four-year period through the 2012-2013 academic year, the highest score in the program’s history. In comparison, the multi-year average is 951 for NCAA football teams, 956 for FBS teams, and 958 for Mountain West teams. The period covers the academic years 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-20012, and 2012-2013. * * * * * * At the end of each regular season, the Rainbow Warriors recognize their top football player with the Alec […]