Hawaii football: Speed rules as Rainbow Warriors add 7 players on spring signing day
Todd Graham was feeling the need for speed.
His first signing day haul as Hawaii football head coach was a seven-player crop that featured an abundance of afterburners — three wide receivers, three defensive backs and one offensive lineman.
The lineman? That would be Mililani High’s Sergio Muasau, the younger brother of UH sophomore-to-be linebacker Darius Muasau. He was the lone local product of the day.
Mililani’s Sergio Muasau signs with #HawaiiFB, where he’ll join his brother Darius, who had a solid freshman season at LB. Sergio says he projects to play center for the ‘Bows. More to come on @KHONnews pic.twitter.com/U3uXfTfl4u
— Christian Shimabuku (@c_shimabuku) February 5, 2020
The others are three California players (WR Zion Bowens, DB Jalen Perdue and DB Logan Taylor), two from Texas (WR Quin Bright, WR Riley Wilson) and one from Florida (DB Cameron Lockridge). Four will arrive from junior colleges (Bowens, Lockridge, Perdue, Taylor) and two from high school (Bright, Wilson).
Speed was touted as an asset for Bright, a former Texas Tech commit, in particular.
Bowens, a fellow Long Beach native and friend of UH basketball’s Drew Buggs, got an endorsement from the point guard just before signing day.
Hawaii fans y’all gonna love my boy!! @zion_ffcg 🤙🏽🤙🏽 https://t.co/dxuizEfYK6
— Drew Buggs (@stonecolddrew) February 4, 2020
Graham thanked his holdover staff in a statement provided by UH.
“First of all, our staff of Abe (Elimimian), Jacob (Yoro), and recruiting coordinator Josh (Omura) did an unbelievable job with the transition and bridging everything together. We had immediate needs, and we felt like we met those needs. We also wanted to make sure we signed quality and not quantity. On top of it all, I’m extremely excited about who we signed locally both today and our class as a whole.”
The addition of the seven raised UH’s 2020 signing class to 17 players total including the 10 signed back in December under former coach Nick Rolovich.
“We’re a lot better off than I thought we would be,” said Graham. “We went out and added some guys in the last few weeks I knew very well, and our staff knew well. When you take a job with two weeks left in recruiting, it’s a big challenge. But we went into those living rooms and projected who we are as people, showing them we’re genuine and honest. We did it the right way, and I feel pretty fortunate about what we accomplished.”
Name; Pos.; Ht.; Wt.; Cl.; Hometown / Previous School
Zion Bowens; WR; 6-1; 200; Jr; Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach (Calif.) City College
Quinshone “Quin” Bright; WR; 5-9; 170; Fr; Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill HS
Cameron Lockridge; DB; 6-0; 175; So; Tampa, Fla. / Reedley (Calif.) College
Sergio Muasau; OL; 6-0; 315; Fr; ‘Ewa Beach, Oahu / Mililani HS
Jalen Perdue; DB; 5-10; 170; Jr; Lancaster, Calif. / Antelope Valley (Calif.) College
Logan Taylor; DB; 6-1; 200; Jr; Harbor City, Calif. / El Camino (Calif.) College
Riley Wilson; WR; 6-1; 180; Fr; Prosper, Texas / Prestonwood Christian Academy
Ecstatic for our first ✍️ of the day…aloha and welcome Cameron Lockridge to #HawaiiFB. 🤙🏽
DB | So. | 6-0 | 175
Tampa, Fla.
Reedley (Calif.) College📺: https://t.co/JI4wLWPcgT#WinEveryDay | #GoBows🌈 pic.twitter.com/I0klCYUqgr
— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) February 5, 2020
Signed ✍️. Big-time JUCO receiver from Long Beach City College, Zion Bowens, is now a Rainbow Warrior!
WR | Jr. | 6-1 | 200
Long Beach, Calif.
Long Beach City College📺: https://t.co/4vtaYATy2N#WinEveryDay | #GoBows🌈 pic.twitter.com/tYwyQ1J6q5
— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) February 5, 2020
Big hitting safety from El Camino College. Let's gooooo! Welcome to the 'ohana, Logan Taylor! ✍️
DB | Jr. | 6-1 | 200
Harbor City, Calif.
El Camino College📺: https://t.co/AcuTK1dxov#WinEveryDay | #GoBows🌈 pic.twitter.com/RDjIDlDmTR
— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) February 5, 2020
A shutdown corner from Antelope Valley just made it official. Welcome to the rock, Jalen Perdue! ✍️
DB | Jr. | 5-10 | 170
Lancaster, Calif.
Antelope Valley College📺: https://t.co/aTmdWaJpXR#WinEveryDay | #GoBows🌈 pic.twitter.com/HUCXxeGA6E
— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) February 5, 2020
Look fast cuz you might miss him. Speedy receiver from the state of Texas put pen to paper ✍️. Welcome Quinshone “Quin” Bright to the Aloha State!🏝
WR | Fr. | 5-9 | 170
Cedar Hill, Texas
Cedar Hill HS📺: https://t.co/q2fI1ovlmP#WinEveryDay | #GoBows🌈 pic.twitter.com/6nO7LM4Kne
— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) February 5, 2020
Our #NSD20 class keeps getting better and better. Our second signee ✍️ from the great state of Texas, receiver Riley Wilson will don the Green and White.
WR | Fr. | 6-1 | 180
Prosper, Texas
Prestonwood Christian Academy📺: https://t.co/pmPQyxZdTr#WinEveryDay | #GoBows🌈 pic.twitter.com/0OMvGVqOSd
— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) February 5, 2020
Homegrown 🤙🏽 and reppin' the home team 🌈🏈. OL Sergio Muasau of Mililani HS joins his older brother Darius as a Rainbow Warrior ✍️.
OL | Fr. | 6-0 | 315
‘Ewa Beach, O‘ahu
Mililani HS📺: https://t.co/hiXBXarxa5#WinEveryDay | #GoBows🌈 pic.twitter.com/ne4CP9Mu5y
— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) February 5, 2020
yes, yes!!! welcome u’all to our Ohana!
be da bess u can B — see U on da feeld [ ha, lov dah pidgen!!! ]
If these guys are as good as being touted, then it’s impressive. Just wonder what Graham can do with a full season behind him. Maybe we’re looking at a major step up.
Well done Col. Might try scouting a new place in rhe north country.
Congrats to the signees!!! Nothing to see here…move along folks…
I thought Melquise Stovall was dismissed from the team, but I notice he is listed on the updated roster. This is good news.