Warrior Beat

London Sapolu, the son of legendary UH center Jesse Sapolu, has accepted a football-scholarship offer from the Warriors. Sapolu, who is 6 feet 1 and 295 pounds, will play his sophomore season at Orange Coast Community College in 2009, then transfer to UH in January. He will have two years of NCAA eligibility. Sapolu was a defensive tackle last season, but he now will move to center, a position his father played in winning four Super Bowl rings with the […]

Colt Brennan is tomorrow’s chat guest on the Warrior Beat Show. Brennan arrived in town last night, and visited UH today. Princess Leila’s video interview with Brennan can be found here: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090706/BREAKING02/90706050/Colt+Brennan+back+in+Hawaii++looking+stronger++heavier * * * * * Tomorrow’s show will feature Princess Leila’s video of Nate Ilaoa interviewing  Brennan: * * * * * Former UH quarterback coach Dan Morrison also is back in town. Morrison, now an assistant coach at SMU, recently purchased a house in Dallas. * * […]

In February, when Wade Keli‘ikipi called to say he was renegaing on a UH commitment to sign with Oregon State, Greg McMackin wished him well and promised there would be an opening should Keli‘ilipi choose to return in the future. That return policy has helped the Warriors land Mana Lolotai, Mana Silva and Kealoha Pilares, to name a few, and it recently brought back fomer All-State defensive tackle Kaniela Tuipulotu. Tuipulotu was a star at Kahuku High and a starter […]

Right wideout Malcolm Lane, who attended an American high school in Germany, remembers what it was like to celebrate the 4th of July overseas. “It was cool. There were a lot of Americans. Everybody did their thing. We always barbecued and invited a lot of people over. It was  no different from here, except the Germans weren’t celebrating. But you had thousands of Americans over there celebrating. But some of the Germans would shoot fireworks. Just because we were in […]

Colt Brennan is on the move. In the past week, he has criss-crossed the Mainland twice, taking care of business in California, and completing a move in Virginia from a one-bedroom apartment to a townhouse. But Brennan, who will arrive in Hawai‘i Tuesday for a series of functions, took a couple of minutes to discuss Warrior history. The best UH football player? “That’s a good question. I would think it was the guy who played for San Francisco and won […]

Today is the last day of UH’s Summer Session I. Many of the Mainland-raised players will be heading home for a three-week break before returning for the start of training camp. Slotback Ryan Henry is going to SoCal. But if you’re in the neighborhood, look him up and he’ll show you: The view: “We like to go to a place near Kobe’s old house. It’s a secret hideout. We call it Top of the World. It’s about a five-minute drive […]

Not that UH should be looking too far into the future, but there’s a quite an impressive prospect in Mililani. Maa Tanuvasa Jr. is the son of the Circle of Honor member. He also is 11. “He’s a defensive end,” Maa Sr. said. “He’s pretty big for his age.” Don’t worry, the Tanuvasas are not even planning that far ahead. Heck, they haven’t even pondered which high school Maa Jr. will attend in a couple of years. “Right now, we’re […]

Here’s the announcement from Kenny Zuckerman, Ryan Mouton’s agent: Tennessee Titans 3rd round pick, Ryan Mouton agrees to terms on a four-year contract that is worth just over $2.4 million and can escalate to just over $3 million by hitting certain milestones. “This just caps off a successful post-season by Ryan,” Zuckerman said. “He went from a projected free agent and a blip on the NFL radar to a top draft pick and it wasn’t easy.  He missed a couple of […]