Warrior Beat

Don’t forget to check out the state’s biggest rally — the one honoring the UH baseball team and HPU and UH softball teams, among others — at today’s Rally of Champions at Queen’s Surf Beach in Waikiki. It begins with an autograph session at 5:30, followed by special presentations and highlight videos, and then a showing of “Field of Dreams.” * * * * * Chad Owens said it was a dispute over money that led to his trade from […]

The hiring of Mouse Davis is in line with the Warriors’ pairing of coaches with different experience levels. Davis, who has been head coach in four different professional leagues, will serve as mentor to Nick Rolovich, who begins his first season as offensive coordinator. Head coach Greg McMackin, with more than 40 years of coaching experience, is mentoring Dave Aranda, a first-year defensive coordinator. Cal Lee, who will coach the defensive ends, will be able to help Tony Tuioti, who […]

Mouse Davis will rejoin the UH coaching staff, succeeding Ron Lee, who announced his resignation last month. A news conference is scheduled for tomorrow. Davis will be named as assistant coach in charge of receivers, although he will serve primarily as a mentor to first-year offensive coordinator Nick Rolovich, who will call all of the plays. Davis, 77, was a UH assistant from 2004-2006, having previously served as head coach in four professional leagues. He is regarded as the architect […]

Slotback Greg Salas and defensive tackle Vaughn Meatoga will represent the Warriors at next month’s WAC Media Preview in Salt Lake City. * * * * * Perhaps it is a good thing the Warriors do not have extra available football scholarships. That ensures the Warriors will not try to recruit USC players. As  part of the NCAA punishment, USC football juniors and seniors may transfer to another Division I school without having to sit out a season. UH and […]

Several freshman football players yesterday attended orientation meetings and underwent physical examinations, giving them a head start in being cleared to participate in the official offseason conditioning program. Among the newcomers are center Kody Afusia, kicker Tyler Hadden, defensive back John Hardy-Tuliau, wide receiver Bubba Poueu-Luna, slotback Allen Sampson, linebacker T.J. Taimatuia, defensive end Beau Yap and quarterback Kevin Spain. They also are enrolled in a mid-summer-session classes. As part of the early enrollment, they are required to attend two […]

Quarterback Corey Nielsen is not on the Warriors’ preliminary training-camp roster. Instead, he will join the team Aug. 23, the first day of UH’s fall semester, when the training-camp roster may expand from 105 players. Bryant Moniz, Shane Austin, Brent Rausch, David Graves, Cayman Shutter and Kevin Spain are the quarterbacks on the training-camp roster. Nielsen, who is on scholarship, has gained about 10 pounds while training in Southern California. Next week, he will work out with Ryan Grice-Mullins, a […]

The summer’s quarterback competition has increased with the arrival of Kevin Spain, who begins a mid-term class tomorrow. Spain, a recent graduate of Paradise Valley High in Arizona, joins Bryant Moniz, Shane Austin, Brent Rausch, David Graves and Cayman Shutter as participants in offseason training on the Manoa campus. Second-year freshman Corey Nielsen is training on the Mainland for another week. “I can’t wait to get started,” said Spain, who is about 6 feet 3 and now weighs 200. Spain […]

One of the surprises of unsupervised workouts is Davidson Chimara, a cornerback from Miami. Chimara is 5 feeet 9, 185 pounds, and both quick and physical. He has been invited to the Warriors’ training camp. Chimara and UH starting left cornerback Lametrius Davis were teammates at Butte College a couple of years ago. Here’s Davis covering Bryant Moniz (aligned at wideout): * * * * * UH head coach Greg McMackin confirmed that former UH wideout Jason Rivers will be […]