Warrior Beat

Plans this week? Cancel them. In a U turn, the Warriors’ training-camp practices in Manoa will be open to the public. The Warriors being training camp on Wednesday, and they will be working out in Manoa for a little more than a week. After that, they will spend a little more than a week training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Because of Navy policy, those practices on base will be closed to the civilian public. Head coach Norm Chow had […]

Head coach Norm Chow made the suggestion, acting athletic director Rockne Freitas went to quick work, and chancellor Tom Apple apparently gave his blessing, according to school officials. The result is UH student-athletes are expected to receive fatter scholarship checks each month; one estimate is it will increase by about $140 a month. Part of the calculating the size of a scholarship stipend is the cost of housing. UH apparently had been using a lower average figure. The adjusted figure — […]

Ryan Hall has been accepted into UH’s graduate school and will participate in the Warriors’ training camp. Hall earned a bachelor’s degree in seven semesters at Duke, meeting the NCAA requirement to transfer to another FBS school without sitting out a season. He will have two seasons of UH eligibility. Hall will be reunited with former Duke quarterback Sean Schroeder, who also earned a bachelor’s degree before transferring to UH. Hall applied for UH on his own and initiated contact […]

The Warriors’ media guide is now available: * * * * * Norm Chow has been making the rounds: * * * * * Whoops. How did this get in there?

The Warriors have entered the pursuit of Penn State players, who are essentially free agents after the NCAA’s sanctions against the Nittany Lions. The Warriors have made inquiries about running back Curtis Dukes, who is considered to be a long shot. But head coach Norm Chow said the priority is to add a punter and offensive linemen. Chow said he has authorized assistant coach Chris “Demo” Demarest to be the point man in dealing with Penn State. It was an […]

Norm Chow will be making the drive from Southern California to Las Vegas today ahead of the MWC media events tomorrow and Wednesday. He will return to Hawaii on Wednesday night. * * * * * * Fullback Dustin Elisara is scheduled to undergo knee surgery this week. He is expected to miss the 2012 season. Defensive end Siaki Cravens also is expected to miss the season because of a shoulder injury. Cravens is on track to earn a bachelor’s […]

At yesterday’s seminar, the local media received updates on the new rules for the 2012 NCAA season. It appears the revisions were designed to improve safety. For instance: • Everyone but the kicker on the kickoff team must be no more than 5 yards from the line of scrimmage. If a non-kicker is outside the range, a penalty will be assessed. The change was made to reduce the running time and, thus, reduce the impact of the hit. • Last […]

It is fitting that for the new chapter in Warrior football, there will be, well, new chapters. When the Warriors report to training camp on Aug. 1, in addition to playbooks, they will receive a notebook of guidelines. The material was culled from guidelines used at other colleges and in the pros, as well as head coach Norm Chow’s preferences. To be sure, there will be standards — and non-compliance punishments — focusing on behavior, appearance and attitude. But it […]