Warrior Beat

Luke Shawley, a rush end from San Diego Mesa College, will sign a letter of intent with the Rainbow Warriors today and begin attending UH classes in January. Today is the first day mid-year transfers may sign national letters of intent. Shawley, who is 6 feet 3 and 255 pounds, is capable of running 40 yards in 4.58 seconds, bench-presssing 400 pounds and squat-lifting 600 pounds. In 10 games this past season, he had 74 tackles and was third among […]

Linebacker Tui Unga, a linebacker from Etiwanda, Calif., has made an oral commitment to play for the Rainbow Warriors in 2014. Unga is a 2012 graduate of Rancho Cucamonga and a former Fresno State recruit. He is 6 feet 3 and about 220 pounds. Unga’s older brother is J.J. Unga, an offensive tackle with the Baltimore Ravens. His cousin is Reno Mahe, a former BYU running back who played with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jordan Silva, a defensive end/outside linebacker from Murrieta (Calif.) Valley High, told the Warrior Beat he has accepted a football scholarship from the Rainbow Warriors. Silva said he is 6-5, 240 pounds and is capable of running 40 yards in 4.7 seconds. In 10 games this past season, Silva had nine sacks. Fifty of his 74 tackles were solo stops. He also was used as a running back in short-yardage situations, gaining 150 yards in 30 carries. He had six […]

Through the generosity of one our readers, we have two tickets to the 2013 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl to give away. (Seats are in the mauka blue, around the 45-yard line.) To enter, please post: Happy holidays, Roy Avis will select a winner.

When BYU ruled the WAC in the 1980s and 1990s, opponents groused about playing against much-older players. The Mormon church administers BYU, and under the old rules, a player could spend a year at BYU, go on a two-year mission, and return as a 21-year-old sophomore or second-year freshman. (The eligibility standard has changed and now a man can go on a mission at age 18.) UH — as far back as Kaulana Noa’s recruitment in the mid-1990s — found […]

Mack Richards, a multi-skilled receiver/returner from Utah’s Alta High, has accepted a scholarship offer from the Rainbow Warriors, according to his father, Bill Richards. Richards will be on a delay route to Manoa. He plans on serving a two-year church mission after his Alta High graduation in June. After that, he will join the Warriors in time for the 2016 season. Richards is a little taller than 6-1 and weighs 190 pounds. Despite an injury, he finished the 100-meter sprint […]

Calculus is hard. Figuring out why there’s so much construction is a brain-teaser. But filling the vacancy on offense on the UH coaching staff? Not so difficult. Sure, there could be a chinstrap-dropping candidate when all of the applications have been received. But it would be logical — and economically feasible — to promote Jordan Wynn from graduate assistant in charge of quarterbacks to quarterback coach. Marketing folks would prefer a “name” to boost — or, at the least, maintain […]

The blog host has led a surreal life, and one of the, um, surreal-est (?) moments occurred several years ago in a Kahala hotel. In a suite, the blog host found himself entertained by two rat-a-tat-speaking guys. One was the actor Sean Penn, the other was gonzo writer Hunter S. Thompson. It was during their dialogue when the blog host noted: “Dammit, John Wilbur.” John Wilbur , who recently died, was a Stanford graduate, a professional football player, an activist […]