Warrior Beat

Expanded coverage of UH football, including practice notes, game analysis, recruiting info and observations on the Mountain West Conference.

About the blog host

Stephen Tsai covers University of Hawaii football for the Star-Advertiser. Follow him on Twitter @StephenTsai and sign up for the Hawaii football newsletter here: http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/email-signup/

Latest news

We’re back

By Stephen Tsai on November 25, 2013

It took a little bit, but I can feel my toes and fingers again, so let’s re-open the blog. And we begin with a contest: Two tickets to Sunday’s Na Koa football banquet. To enter, please post: Aloha, Rainbow Warrior seniors You may enter multiple times, but you can’t pledge your winnings to someone else, such as: “If I win, please give my tickets to Kate Upton …” OK, you actually can give your tickets to Kate Upton, if she […]

Travel day

By Stephen Tsai on November 24, 2013

It’s a travel day, so we’ll re-open the blog this afternoon. Or so. Congrats to Punahou, Mililani, Kaiser and Kauai for great seasons.

Game day: Wyoming

By Stephen Tsai on November 23, 2013

It’s game day. Follow here: Stephen’s tweets * * * * * This morning: * * * * * From yesterday’s walk-through:

Forecast calls for brrrr

By Stephen Tsai on November 22, 2013

Laramie — We’re told the range is between 12 and 32. That’s Fahrenheit, not the age range for video-game users. The Rainbow Warriors arrive this afternoon, then will have a quick walk-through before heading to Cheyenne for the night.

Virginia prep safety commits to UH

By Stephen Tsai on November 21, 2013

Yep, it’s true. Aaron Glover of Princess Anne High in Virginia Beach confirmed to the Warrior Beat he has accepted a scholarship offer from the Rainbow Warriors. Glover said the Warriors began recruiting him this summer, visited him two weeks ago when they played at Navy, and made a solid offer. Glover is 6 feet and 205 pounds. He plays linebacker and safety, but was told he would compete at strong safety for UH. To be sure, Glover is very […]

Soaking up the Sunshine State

By Stephen Tsai on November 20, 2013

Marquis Fairchild, a defensive end/linebacker from Chaminade-Madonna Prep (Hollywood, Fla.), reaffirmed his verbal commitment to the Rainbow Warriors. On Monday, Fairchild notified the UH coaches he would accept their scholarship. The coaches told him to consult again with his parents to make sure. Fairchild did, and with his mother’s blessing, he accepted the offer on Tuesday. Fairchild, who is 6-4 and 225 pounds, gives the Warriors’ a perimeter threat who can play on the edge as an outside linebacker or […]

Sneak preview

By Stephen Tsai on November 19, 2013

The Rainbow Warriors conducted a scrimmage yesterday for redshirts and developing (and under-used) players. Bubba Poueu-Luna and Samson Anguay had touchdown catches. Josh Gist had a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown. Keelan Ewaliko made an acrobatic one-handed interception. On the return, Ewaliko displayed the shiftiness that made him a quarterback star at Baldwin High. Here’s the script: • 1st-and-10 from 40 — Ikaika Woolsey 8 pass to Josh Long • 2nd-and-2 from 32 — Jason Muraoka 4 run • […]

Monday musings

By Stephen Tsai on November 18, 2013

• The headline should have been: “Eli’s Coming” • OK, young people, there was this group called Three Dog Night that sang … • Back in the day, they used to determine the cold by the number of dogs used as bed warmers. For instance: “It will be a three-dog night in Laramie this Saturday.” • Tavita “Tui” Eli is a great “get,” as the recruiting folks like to say. • Eli will be a nice addition to a growing […]