Warrior Beat

Tommy Heffernan will be in charge of the  offseason conditioning program for football, as well as serve as the Warriors’ lead strength coach. As the strength coach, he was in charge of overseeing the athletic department’s overall strength and conditioning programs. “I like that Tommy is great with the players,” UH head coach Greg McMackin said. “He’s very organized, and detailed. He’s very computer literate. He is always going to clinics and camps to improve his knowledge. He’s an excellent […]

Ryan Biesemeyer returns to the UH football as a graduate assistant for defense. Biesemeyer was the Warriors’ video coordinator in 2008. Last year, he was the running backs coach at Texas Lutheran. Biesemeyer replaces Mike Smith, who helped coach UH linebackers last season. The other other GA is former UH quarterback/running back Inoke Funaki. * * * * * We’re told that Kahuku defensive end Hauoli Jamora has been hospitalized with pneumonia. We wish him a speedy recovery. * * […]

The asterisk has been removed. Saint Louis School safety Marcus Umu has been told the “conditional” scholarship offer he accepted has now been changed to a guaranteed offer. The Warriors will make sure to reserve a scholarship. The past two years, he was named to The Advertiser’s All-State second team. * * * * * Iolani defensive tackle Seaii Epenesa, who has had a UH offer on the table for a few weeks, is scheduled to make an official Warrior […]

John Hardy-Tuilau, a cornerback from Vista Murrieta High in California, told the Warrior Beat he has accepted a football scholarship from the Warriors. Hardy-Tuilau is 6 feet 1 and 165 pounds. This past season, he made 10 interceptions in 14 games, returning three for touchdowns. But his specialty is blocking kicks. He has 26 during his varsity career — a state record, according to CalHiSports. His father, John Hardy, played for the Chicago Bears for two seasons. * * * […]

Center Kody Afusia of Ocean View High in Huntington Beach, Calif., told the Warrior Beat he has accepted a football scholaship from the Warriors. “It feels like home,” Afusia said of his recently completed recruiting trip to Hawaii. During the trip, he said, he met a relative who also is being recuited by the Warriors. Afusia said he is 6 feet 2 1/2 and 295 pounds. He is capable of bench pressing 360 pounds. He said he is qualifier. He […]

Two Kapolei High School linebackers — Dustin Elisara and Tuu Lolohea — have made verbal commitments to accept University of Hawai‘i football scholarships. Elisara, who is 6 feet 2 and 245 pounds, is Hawai‘i’s sixth-ranked prospect in the Scout.com ratings. He is projected to compete at middle linebacker for the Warriors. Lolohea, who is 6 feet 2 and 240 pounds, will compete at outside linebacker. By committing to UH, both players are canceling recruiting trips to Arkansas next week. Elisara […]

Sunday’s winner is Azulie,who gets two lower-level tickets to the Feb. 25 UH-Utah State basketball game. To claim your prize, please e-mail me at sstsai@hawaii.edu. Thanks again to Avis for coordinating the contest. * * * * * Former UH o-lineman Ray Hisatake is mulling offers from three agents. Hisatake, who is training in Arizona, is an interesting prospect. His high school did not field a football team. He was a d-lineman for two years at College of San Mateo and […]

BG is the winner of the unused — and unwrapped — DVD of the 100th Anniversary of UH Football. Much thanks to Avis Yasumura for selecting the winner. Here’s Avis and her sisters Traci and Alison: * * * * * Following in the tradition of Blaze Soares, Waylon Lolotai will be used as an outside linebacker this spring. Lolotai said he weighs about 240 pounds. Lolotai, who is from Colorado, spent two years on a church mission before transferring […]