Warrior Beat

Sunday, it was Honolulu. Yesterday, it was Dallas. Today, it is Fort Lauderdale. After that, it’s more Florida, then New Orleans. For head coach Norm Chow and his assistants, this week’s recruiting tour will be spent on home visits. Depending on several factors — qualifications, late losses, gray shirts — the Rainbow Warriors probably have about six scholarships left to give. Not all of the offers have to be made before the Feb. 5 signing day. Some cap room might […]

Before he was boulevard and a holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who devoted a life in pursuit of a dream of equality for all. This past football season, the Rainbow Warriors visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C. Peace to everyone today.    

Wide receiver/cornerback Darrian Josey of Florida’s Boynton Beach High told the Warrior Beat he has accepted a football scholarship from the Rainbow Warriors. He is 6 feet, 175 pounds and can run 40 yards in 4.4 seconds. Here are his highlights: Josey video * * * * * *   Quarterback Taylor Graham did undergo surgery on his left (non-throwing) shoulder, but he is expected to be ready for spring training in April. Graham started the first three games of […]

Regardless of how Chris Gant and Sean Schroeder play in today’s NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, the important work already has been done. This past week, as in most all-star weeks, the tests and interviews are the most significant in determining a player’s pro potential. Still, both can be seen when the game is played at 1 p.m. Hawaii time on ESPN2. * * * * * Unfortunately only 2,020 witnessed the Rainbow Warriors’ best volleyball match in the past three years. […]

Here’s the skinny on Kevin Clune, UH’s new defensive coordinator: • He will oversee the entire defense, but will work closely with the inside linebackers. • Inside linebackers? Yes, the Aggies — for whom he coached linebackers the past five years — ran a multiple-attack scheme rooted in a 3-4. But there will be four-lineman looks, blitzing linebackers, man presses, zone blitzes … “That gives you the opportunity to bring people from a lot of different places,” Clune said. “It’ll […]

Here’s the link to the opening of Kevin Clune’s  news conference: Click on link: Clune video. * * * * * Word on the street is the sand imported for UH’s practice court is too rough. There were reports of too many scrapes and cuts. The sand is expected to be replaced. * * * * * There will be five  football recruits in town this weekend. * * * * * This would be a nice backup sport for […]

Volleyball fans will be able to see — or not see — what it would be like when a Rainbow Warrior match is not televised. OC Sports will televise tomorrow’s match against fourth-ranked Long Beach State (which was No. 1 a week ago) but not Friday’s rematch. It won’t be a true test of the impact of television on attendance. A match on a Thursday won’t draw as much as a match on a Friday and, by extension, a match […]

Quarterback Sean Schroeder, like his former football team,  absorbed a lot of hits the past two years. But Schroeder, who completed work on his master’s degree and his NCAA eligibility this past November, predicts a hopeful future for the Rainbow Warriors. The other day, Schroeder said this: “The (2013) seniors take pride in laying the groundwork for the younger guys for next year. I know coach Chow has the program moving in the right direction. I know that for a […]