Warrior Beat

You’ve never heard of Joseph Malabuyoc.  And even if his name rings a very small bell, you wouldn’t be able to pick him out of lineup, even though he has the longest hair by a Warrior since Ryan Keomaka.  And that’s OK with Malabuyoc, who has become the house guest who wouldn’t leave.  He’s been cut twice. Coaches can’t  pronounce his last name. Everybody thinks he’s local. He’s one of three internationally raised players. Adrian Thomas and Alex Dunnachie are […]

With UH fans being able to get a national award for running back Alex Green, now they have a chance to do the same for center Bronson Tiwanak. Warrior fans may vote for Tiwanak at: Rudy Award. And Nick Rolovich is up for quarterback coach of the y ear: Rolovich. Rolo is the guy not pictured wearing a coat and tie. * * * * * Doing some Christmas cleaning. Found a copy of the Colt for Heisman DVD. Now […]

After a school-record-setting performance — 327 rushing yards in 19 carries against New Mexico State — running back Alex Green was named the Capital One Impact Performer of the Week.  Green was selected by online voting. He received 33 percent of the votes.  Here’s the link:  Alex Green. * * * * *  So sorry to hear about the passing of Al Beaver, truly one of the great gentlemen of Hawaii football. He had that tough-guy appearance, but he related […]

Congrats to former Warrior Craig Stutzmann, who has been named the receivers coach at Idaho State. He was the GA at Memphis this season and, prior to that, served as a GA at UH in 2008 and assistant coach at Portland State in 2009. Stutzmann, of course, had a productive career as a UH slotback.  * * * * *  At last count, there will be 30 seniors honored following Saturday’s regular-season finale against Nevada-Las Vegas. Defensive tackle David Hafoka […]

After rushing for a school-record 327 yards in a 59-24 victory over New Mexico State, Alex Green today was named the WAC’s Offensive Player of the Week. * * * * *  In case you were wondering, the Warriors’ (co-)WAC championship rings and assistant coaches’ bonuses will come out of the payment UH will receive for playing in the Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl.   UH will net about $400,000 for participating in the bowl — $375,000 in guaranteed pay, $25,000 for […]

Spend a mere 13 hours in airports and airplanes, you realize the world keeps spinning. The Warriors are ranked 25th in the Associated Press top-25 poll. That’s significant considering that media across the country now have to stay up to follow Saturday’s regular-season finale against UNLV.  UH fans should send thanks to “Ferd” Lewis, who voted for the Warriors.  * * * * *  LAS CRUCES — It was interesting to see the emotion when coaches and teammates spoke of […]

LAS CRUCES — Alex Green’s school-record 327 rushing yards boosted the Warriors to a 59-24 victory over New Mexico State and a share of the WAC title.  It was the Warriors’ fourth WAC title in 32 seasons. Only once have they won the regular-season championship outright, in 2007. They shared titles in 1992 and 1999. But the WAC does not compute head-to-head matchups in distributing trophies, so if things should stand — UH, Nevada and Boise State each have one WAC […]

EL PASO — In the aftermath of Nevada’s upset of Boise State, the Warriors can clinch a share of the WAC’s regular-season title with a victory over New Mexico State tomorrow in Aggie Memorial Stadium.  The WAC awards a trophy to each co-champion, regardless of head-to-head results. UH, Boise State and Nevada each have one WAC loss this season.  While UH supporters cheered Nevada’s victory in the El Paso  bar of the hotel where the Warriors are staying, the team […]