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CONTENTS Reardon
DAVE

Change is coming, but not this year, The Warriors are stocked
where Boise State is expected to rule To Our Readers . . . . . . . . 8 with key returnees on
the Western Athletic Conference. both sides of the ball,
Opinions . . . . . . . . . . 6-7, 32 except at offensive line.
38 Southern California Trojans
40 Army Black Knights Positions . . . . . . . . . . 11-21 Quarterbacks 12
43 Colorado Buffaloes Running backs 13
44 Charleston Southern Bucs Greg Salas . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Receivers 14
46 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Offensive linemen 16
Coach . . . . . . . . . 28, 30-31 Defensive linemen 17
47 Fresno State Bulldogs
48 Nevada Wolf Pack Opponents . . . . . . . . 37-60 Linebackers 18
50 Utah State Aggies Defensive backs 20
51 Idaho Vandals Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Special teams 21
54 Boise State Broncos
56 San Jose State Spartans
59 New Mexico State Aggies
60 UNLV Rebels

ON THE COVER
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Greg McMackin answers questions about his new coordinators, his role in play-call-
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 With these foes, UH should
2010 SCHEDULE
An asterisk denotes Western Athletic Conference game.
DATE OPPONENT STADIUM

W
As a Warrior in
1975, Rich Ellerson Sept. 2 Southern California Aloha
had the distinction SERIES: 7TH MEETING; USC LEADS, 6-0
of making the first tackle in
Aloha Stadium. This time, as Sept. 11 Army Michie
FERD
Army’s head coach, he suffers SERIES: 2ND MEETING; UH LEADS, 1-0
Lewis the loss in UH’s most far-flung
victory by the Hudson. Sept. 18 Colorado Folsom Field
UH 24, Army 21 SERIES: 2ND MEETING; UH LEADS, 1-0

It is a schedule that marks the beginning Sept. 25 Charleston Southern Aloha

of Lane Kiffin’s head coaching tenure at SERIES: 2ND MEETING; UH LEADS, 1-0
Southern California and helps usher out

W
Before Oct. 2 Louisiana Tech Aloha
Boise State’s decade-long stay in the Western
agreeing
Athletic Conference. SERIES: 9TH MEETING; UH LEADS, 6-2
to help
But except for those notable comings and
UH out of a sched- Oct. 9 Fresno State Bulldog
goings and the considerable challenges that
uling jam in 2007, SERIES: 43RD MEETING; FSU LEADS, 21-20-1
accompany them, the 2010
Charleston lever-
football schedule lines up Oct. 16 Nevada Aloha
aged then-UH AD
as eminently winnable
Herman Frazier for SERIES: 15TH MEETING; SERIES TIED, 7-7
for the University of
another game in
Hawaii. Oct. 23 Utah State Romney
2010. Thanks, Her-
Milestones a SERIES: 11TH MEETING; SERIES TIED, 5-5
man.
plenty. Potential
UH 41, CSU 17 Oct. 30 Idaho Aloha
SCHEDULE RATING tombstones, not so
much. Survive the SERIES: 11TH MEETING; UH LEADS, 8-2
early travel rigors —
Nov. 6 Boise State Bronco
11,000 air miles in the first
month alone — and the Warriors should be SERIES: 12TH MEETING; BOISE ST. LEADS, 8-3
Crossing
headed back to the postseason, a bowl-eligible
team once again after a year’s absence.
Magazine publisher and college football sta-
tistic guru Phil Steele ranks UH’s schedule
W three time
zones will
be the easy part for
Nov. 20 San Jose State Aloha
SERIES: 34TH MEETING; SERIES TIED, 16-16-1
Nov. 27 New Mexico State Aggie Memorial
Louisiana Tech.
101st in degree of difficulty among 120 Foot- SERIES: 7TH MEETING; UH LEADS, 6-0
Crossing the goal line
ball Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as
once it gets to Aloha Dec. 4 UNLV Aloha
NCAA Division I-A) teams. He lists it as the
Stadium will be
most pliant in the nine-member WAC. SERIES: 20TH MEETING; UH LEADS, 12-7
tougher.
In other words, if it were a food product,
UH 47,
this schedule could be a Twinkie.
Louisiana Tech 14
And it isn’t hard to see why with UH op-
ponents having gone a collective 73-78
last season.
Of course, UH’s schedule was ranked

W
Ten
93rd by the NCAA last year and the in-
months af-
jury-riddled Warriors hobbled to a 6-7
ter its
record.
45-10 Sheraton
It was the only time in the past
Hawaii Bowl
decade that a UH schedule has
been ranked 80th or easier and not
produced a winning season.
But with better health — and
embarrassment,
the Wolf Pack are
back in town.
Hmmm, what if UH
W There are
reasons
UH picked
this one for the
W
Coming off
their only
open date,
this looks like a top
W They don’t
call New
Mexico the
Land of Enchantment
a capable travel agent — the
warmed up in SMU homecoming game candidate for the War- for nothing: UH be-
Warriors should finish their
uniforms? and Rodney Bradley riors’ best, most com- comes bowl eligible
season back where they
UH 31, Nevada 28 will demonstrate plete performance of with a powerful sec-
started — at Aloha Sta-
6 dium in the Sheraton
Hawaii Bowl
some of them.
UH 34, Idaho 17
the season.
UH 36,
San Jose State 14
ond-half finish.
UH 32, NMSU 14
be back in bowl The greenest
AC systems
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How many choruses of
“Fight On!” (USC’S fight
All times listed are Hawaii. song) can one school be ex-
CITY

Honolulu
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pected to endure? This time the
Trojans, who have averaged 50
points a game in their domination
in the world are
of UH, inflict a little less.
West Point, N.Y. 6 a.m. USC 38, UH 21
available from the
L
Talk about your long-
Boulder, Colo. 9:30 a.m. awaited rematches, the War-

Honolulu 5:30 p.m.

riors and Buffaloes haven’t
met since UH’s 13-0 win in 1925.
Colorado 38, UH 34
company with the
Honolulu 5:30 p.m.

L The biggest victory in Greg

McMackin’s UH head coach-
bluest logo.
Fresno, Calif. 4 p.m. ing tenure came in the last
trip to Fresno. Think the Bulldogs
have forgotten?
Honolulu 5:30 p.m. Fresno State 30, UH 21

L
Logan, Utah 11 a.m. Victories in the Beehive
State have been tough
to come by for UH.
Honolulu 5:30 p.m. Utah State 24, UH 21

Boise, Idaho 8 a.m.

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 THE OFFICIAL SEASON PREVIEW GUIDE

This game manual is a must read

Greg McMackin may not be a video-game
aficionado, but the University of Hawaii foot-
ball coach understands the playbook.
The 21st century has spawned millions
of players in the video realm, a world ever-
expanding as social networks become play-
grounds for today’s youth. From that
PUBLISHER: DENNIS FRANCIS
analyses. He also breaks down the 13 oppo-
EDITOR: FRANK BRIDGEWATER
nents, giving you an insider’s look at the
SPORTS EDITOR: PAUL ARNETT
coming campaign.
WRITERS: JASON KANESHIRO, PAUL ARNETT,
Columnists Ferd Lewis and Dave Reardon
FERD LEWIS, DAVE REARDON, STEPHEN TSAI
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DESIGNERS: MICHAEL ROVNER, CURTIS MURAYAMA
dynamic graphics and layout artists make it
a page-turner you will be sorry to see end. COPY EDITORS: PAUL ARNETT, SJARIF GOLDSTEIN,

perspective, we offer you this year’s version
of the Star-Advertiser’s look at a young foot-
ball team still trying to find its way.
Reporter Jason Kaneshiro takes us on a
journey filled with fact, and figures on all the
key players complete with the coaches’
So, get a bowl of popcorn and a favorite bev- CURTIS MURAYAMA
erage, kick up your feet and read all about ARTISTS: BRYANT FUKUTOMI, KIP AOKI
McMackin 2010. PHOTOGRAPHERS: CRAIG T. KOJIMA, JAMM AQUINO
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POSITIONS
STRENGTH • AGILITY • TECHNIQUE
Hawaii’s first two editions under Greg Mc-
Mackin came packaged with some significant
issues to address and drew mixed reviews.
In the 2008 version, the Warriors’ offense
lacked experience at the skill positions, con-
tributing to an uneven overall performance.
Last year, the defense had new faces at nearly
every spot in the starting group and injuries
proved to be the season’s most significant
glitch.
In the newest release, the Warriors are
stocked with returnees at key spots on both
sides of the ball and in
the kicking game. The ex-
perience could smooth some of the
rough spots and allow the coaches to go
deeper into the playbook.
The Warriors — a middle-of-the-pack
pick in the Western Athletic Conference’s
preseason polls — saw a three-year bowl
streak end with last year’s 6-7 finish. The cur-
rent group will have to navigate a challenging
schedule to return to the postseason.

SCOUTING REPORT

OFFENSE
GREG SALAS STRENGTHS QUESTIONS WHAT’S NEW
KEY RETURNEE WITH 106
CATCHES, 1,590 YARDS, 8 TDS Executing the run-and- How quickly will an offen- Nick Rolovich handled
shoot properly comes with sive line blessed with size and play-calling duties most of
repetition as the quarterback athleticism develop the last season as quarterbacks
and receivers react to what chemistry vital to holding off coach and was promoted to
NATIONAL RANKINGS the defense presents. The the pass rush? offensive coordinator in the
Warriors finished third in the Can the Warriors solve spring. He’ll also have a
SCORING 89TH country in passing offense a their struggles in the red zone resource in run-and-shoot
year ago and feature after finishing last in the pioneer Mouse Davis, who
PASSING OFFENSE 3RD experience at both spots with Western Athletic Conference was hired to coach the
RUSHING OFFENSE 109TH the return of quarterback with 35 scores in 57 opportu- receivers following Ron Lee’s
Bryant Moniz, who started nities (61.4 percent)? retirement.
PASSING DEFENSE 35TH eight games last season, and Will the Warriors establish
slotbacks Greg Salas and a deep threat to stretch
RUSHING DEFENSE 107TH Kealoha Pilares. defenses?
Running backs Alex Green
TURNOVER MARGIN 113TH and Chizzy Dimude give the
Warriors weapons in the
running game.
TEAM HISTORY
OVERALL CONFERENCE DEFENSE
W L W L
2009 6 7 3 5 STRENGTHS QUESTIONS WHAT’S NEW
The growing pains the How will the Warriors Dave Aranda was ap-
2008 7 7 5 3
Warriors endured while adapt to a schedule pointed the Warriors’ de-
2007 12 1 8 0 rebuilding the unit last year presenting myriad offensive fensive coordinator in
have evolved into veteran styles on a weekly basis? the spring, bringing en-
2006 11 3 7 1 leadership with the return of Can they bolster a run ergy to the job after
seven starters and several defense that finished 107th in two
2005 5 7 4 4 more key contributors who the country last year, giving seasons coaching the
were pressed into duty. up nearly 202 yards per defensive line and
2004 8 5 4 4
Junior defensive tackle game? adding a few new
2003 9 5 5 3 Vaughn Meatoga is a focal How will the unit hold up wrinkles to the
point among the front seven. physically with no byes on scheme. He’ll also
2002 10 4 7 1 The entire secondary returns, the schedule until mid- work with a
with seniors across the November, and will it new set of
2001 9 3 5 3 formation and experienced have the depth to deal with starters in
2000 3 9 2 6
reserves. The linebacker unit
is relatively green, but has
injuries? the line-
backer 11
TOTAL 80 51 50 30 play-making potential. unit.
 QUARTERBACKS
AT THIS POSITION

Increased arm strength is

most often associated with
power.
Perhaps of greater benefit is an
enhanced sense of feel.
Bryant Moniz toiled in the offsea-
son to put more muscle behind his
85 ARM
throws in preparation for a second shot
as Hawaii’s starting quarterback. While
the workouts may have added velocity,
87 ACCURACY
improved accuracy could be the more crit-
ical payoff. 86 EXPERIENCE
“He’s got not only zip, but he has better
BRYANT MONIZ
control,” UH offensive coordinator and quar-
terbacks coach Nick Rolovich said. “Some
87 OVERALL HT. WT.
6-0 200 JR.
CL. HOMETOWN
WAHIAWA
guys can throw it hard. You hear a lot in re-
cruiting that ‘this guy’s got a cannon.’ But it’s
kind of hard to catch cannonballs. You have to POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE
make the throw that’s necessary on that play
and I think he has a good range of abilities.
“(Last year) he had enough TOP PLAYERS
to get it to the distances
Rating for top players at this position, with probable starter listed first:
we asked him to get, but
it’s the control aspect. NO. NAME RATINGS PERSONAL

85 POSITION RATING
He doesn’t have to just
throw it as far as he
can. He can throw it
where he wants to.”
After a dizzying ascent
17
16
10
Bryant Moniz
Brent Rausch
Shane Austin
ARM

85
88
86
ACCURACY EXPERIENCE OVERALL

87
82
83
86
67
79
87
79
83
HT.

6-0
6-4
6-0
WT.

200
185
200
CL.

Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
from the fourth string to 9 David Graves 83 81 60 76 6-0 195 Fr.
the starting job at one of the
4 Cayman Shutter 83 80 60 75 6-1 185 Fr.
most scrutinized positions in Hawaii sports, Moniz
8 Corey Nielsen 80 79 60 73 5-11 185 Fr.
put an emphasis on strengthening the right arm
that completed 182 of 319 passes for 2,396 yards
and 14 touchdowns in 10 appearances last fall.
Thus his arm feels fresher even with the volume POSITION STRENGTHS
of throws required of the quarterbacks in practice
while giving him greater confidence in delivering Game repetitions are a highly valued asset in operat-
the ball. The training also fortified his frame after ing the run-and-shoot, and the Warriors have two quar-
missing at least parts of three games due to injury. terbacks who guided the team to wins last year in Bryant
“I feel I can make a lot of those throws I could- Moniz and Shane Austin. Having Moniz start eight games
n’t make last year just because I got stronger,” wasn’t exactly the plan when the Warriors opened the
Moniz said. “A lot of those throws became a lot 2009 season. But after being thrust into the role, the
easier, and in smaller windows it’s easier to Leilehua High product returns strengthened by the suc-
squeeze it in.” cesses (14 touchdowns) and struggles (10 interceptions)
Moniz took over when injuries derailed Greg that defined his eight starts. Brent Rausch has put his
Alexander (knee) and Brent Rausch (hand) hard-luck junior season behind him to elevate to the
and he started eight of the last nine games of backup role as a senior and history has demonstrated
the season. He missed most of spring prac- the importance of staying ready. Austin saw action in
tice while attending to a personal issue, and four games and led the Warriors to an overtime win at
reclaimed the top line on the depth chart San Jose State. Graves, a redshirt freshman, showed
less than a week into fall camp. flashes of his potential during spring ball.
Last year’s experience and the return
of a seasoned receiver corps has quick-
ened the pace of his reads in the POSITION WEAKNESSES
pocket, thereby slowing down the
chaos swirling around him. Stability behind center has been a rare luxury in
“I’m trying to pick Coach Rolo’s recent years, making depth a key attribute. The
brain, pick Coach Mouse (Davis’) pass-oriented nature of the offense stamps a neon target
brain to the point where I can on the quarterbacks and injuries slowed the offense’s
coach the offense,” Moniz progress last year. Only twice in the last decade has a
said. “That’s pretty much quarterback gone wire-to-wire as the starter (Tim Chang
12 what I need to be, a
coach on the field, be
in 2004 and Colt Brennan in 2006), whether due to injury
or performance.
able to know everything
and see everything.”
 RUNNING BACKS
AT THIS POSITION
The running backs tend to
play a supporting role in the
Hawaii offense — except when
Alex Green is at the controls.
“When I play, I change the offense
to like a triple option,” the senior said
88 POWER of running the virtual Warriors. “We
run the ball all game.”

88 SPEED UH offensive coordinator Nick

Rolovich isn’t likely to alter the Warriors’
pass-based system to such an extreme
86 AGILITY when he’s calling the real-world plays. Even
so, the UH backs could claim a more promi-
ALEX GREEN nent place in the offense’s plans this season.
88 OVERALL
HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN A year in the run-and-shoot behind them,
Green and fellow senior Chizzy Dimude enter
6-2 230 SR. PORTLAND, ORE.
the fall eager to complement the passing game
with an effective ground attack.
POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE
Both joined the program as junior college
transfers a year ago, enduring the crash course in
TOP PLAYERS a pass-based offense and
the blocking responsibil-
Rating for top players at this position, with probable starter listed first: ities that come with a
job in the backfield.
NO.

25
26
NAME

Alex Green
Chizzy Dimude
RATINGS

POWER

88
80
SPEED

88
87
AGILITY

86
89
OVERALL

88
87
PERSONAL

HT.

6-2
5-10
WT.

230
200
CL.

Sr.
Sr.
“Now they have an
idea what we’re do-
ing, so it allows them
to be more confident
in themselves,” UH run-
86 POSITION RATING

23 John Lister 82 78 79 79 6-1 200 Fr. ning backs coach Brian

29 Hogan Rosehill 82 70 70 74 6-2 220 Fr. Smith said. “It helps them run a
27 Sterling Jackson 83 82 76 79 6-0 220 Jr. little more fluid and more decisive. They’re looking like
veterans.”
Solidly built at 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds, Green split
POSITION STRENGTHS time with Leon Wright-Jackson last season and fin-
ished second on the team with 453 yards and two
rushing touchdowns, displaying an impressive burst
Alex Green and Chizzy Dimude provide big-play poten-
in the open field.
tial when they have room to operate, whether taking a
Dimude’s playing time was limited, but he aver-
handoff or catching the ball on shovel and swing passes.
aged 6.1 yards on his 11 carries. Though still working
A year of experience in the system gives them a better
through a groin injury, Dimude darted to a breakout
sense of where the holes will develop. They’ve also
performance in the Warrior Bowl scrimmage to
grown more comfortable with their blocking assign-
close spring practice.
ments in the passing game.
“I feel I play a lot faster now because it’s second
nature to me now,” Dimude said.
While their opportunities may be limited, the
POSITION WEAKNESSES backs often benefit from the four-receiver system’s
tendency to spread defenses and create running
lanes. Likewise, establishing the running game as a
Although a one-back offense tends to hide potential
threat could loosen the coverage for the receivers.
depth issues, there isn’t much experience behind the
The potential of the run’s role as a weapon was
seniors. Green is the only running back with extensive
most notably demonstrated in last season’s win
Division I playing time, and after Dimude the next two
over Utah State, when the Warriors ran for 360
backs on the depth chart are freshmen.
yards, the program’s highest total since the
triple option was the base offense.
Most of the running backs’ touches
come on draws and shovel passes, and
Green and Dimude have proven adept at
catching the ball out of the backfield as
well.
The Warriors have other
big bodies in reserve in
freshmen John Lister and
Hogan Rosehill and trans- 13
fer Sterling Jackson.
 WIDE RECEIVERS
AT THIS POSITION

Learning the run-and-

shoot from Mouse Davis —
the man who first drew up the
offense — has offered the
Hawaii receivers further insight
into the intricacies hidden within
the dashes and arrows in the play-
96 HANDS

book.
“He’s helping us get real specific,
making sure we get to our landmarks
89 SPEED

and really getting on us for not doing

things the right way,” senior slotback 89 AGILITY
Greg Salas said of working with the run-
GREG SALAS
and-shoot architect and the Warriors’ new
receivers coach. “That’s going to help us
91 OVERALL
HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN
6-2 210 SR. CHINO, CALIF.
out a lot with the detail and how specific we
have to be on our routes.”
Salas was a productive wide receiver in POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE
2008, but thrived in the slot as a junior, when
he caught 106 passes for 1,590 yards, the sec- TOP PLAYERS
ond-highest single-season to-
tal in the program’s Rating for top players at this position, with probable starter listed first:
history. NO. NAME RATINGS PERSONAL
Salas probably is-

89POSITION RATING
n’t exactly the type
of player Davis envi-
sioned excelling as a
slotback in the four-
receiver system, a po-
sition generally geared
X POSITION

3 Rodney Bradley
84 Joe Avery
18 Darius Bright
H POSITION
HANDS

85
79
86
HANDS
SPEED

90
88
86
SPEED
AGILITY

88
83
84
AGILITY
OVERALL

89
83
85
OVERALL
HT.

6-0
6-5
6-3
HT.
WT.

190
180
230
WT.
CL.

Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
CL.

for smaller receivers darting 1 Greg Salas 96 89 89 91 6-2 210 Sr.

underneath the coverage. But at 6-foot-2, Salas 88 Ryan Henry 85 88 88 87 5-9 170 Sr.
proved he had the quickness to flourish at the Y POSITION HANDS SPEED AGILITY OVERALL HT. WT. CL.
position while providing a big target over the
21 Kealoha Pilares 88 86 93 89 5-11 205 Sr.
middle.
6 Dustin Blount 84 86 89 86 5-6 160 Sr.
Senior Kealoha Pilares can keep the chains
Z POSITION HANDS SPEED AGILITY OVERALL HT. WT. CL.
moving and would benefit from spending an en-
tire season at one spot. He shuffled between 81 Royce Pollard 86 88 87 87 6-0 175 Jr.
slotback and running back in 2008 and ended 5 Billy Ray Stutzmann 85 88 86 87 6-0 165 Fr.
last season as a wide receiver. He opened his
final fall camp back in the slot, where he aver-
aged 6.8 catches over the first six games of POSITION STRENGTHS
last season.
Pilares’ shift last year was necessitated
Greg Salas and Kealoha Pilares are both reliable tar-
when Rodney Bradley, on his way to a break-
gets who can extend drives and provide the big play.
out season, suffered a broken leg in a loss at
Salas showed an ability to find the soft spots in the cov-
Idaho. Bradley returned for fall camp look-
erage and has a knack for making tough catches in traf-
ing to regain his feel for the offense and
fic. Both have a depth of understanding of the offense
his spot at X receiver.
that comes with having played both wide receiver and
Joe Avery is also in the mix along with
slotback. Salas said refining the little things could lead to
6-foot-5 junior college transfer Darius
even bigger numbers in his final year. “(The offense) is
Bright.
the same, just cleaning it up,” said Salas. “We got a little
Royce Pollard is the most-experi-
sloppy at times, that was our fault being new at the posi-
enced member of the rotation at Z re-
tion and not really knowing what we’re doing real well.”
ceiver with 15 receptions for 157
yards in a season hampered by a
nagging leg injury. Freshman Billy POSITION WEAKNESSES
Ray Stutzmann is also a strong
candidate for playing time com- Turning potential into production will be a key for the
ing off a redshirt year. outside receivers for the Warriors to stretch the field.
“It’s all a matter of exe- Bradley appears to have regained his stride after the in-
cution,” Davis said. “We jury, but needs to shake off the rust after sitting out spring
14 have the talent to be
good; now we have to
practice. “It definitely made me more anxious, seeing
where I left off and the kind of season I was having before
go out and execute.” the injury,” Bradley said. “I’m trying to get back to where I
started and let that be my floor and continue to go up.”
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 OFFENSIVE LINE
AT THIS POSITION

Decisions, decisions.
Much of the success of the
run-and-shoot is predicated on
the decision-making of the quar-
terbacks and receivers while read-
ing the coverage on the fly.
But the range of options available
92 STRENGTH
to the skill positions depends on the
quick thinking of the guys up front.
“We have to make sure we make ours
95 AGILITY
real quick so they have time to do what
they need to do,” Hawaii offensive tackle 92 TECHNIQUE
Austin Hansen said.
LAUPEPA LETULI
Along with the physical demands of play-
ing on the offensive line, decisions made be- 93 OVERALL HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN
6-4 325 SR. TORRANCE, CALIF.
fore and after the snap are critical to the
protection scheme as the linemen make reads
based on the defensive front. A faulty read or POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE
missed assignment in picking up a stunt or a
blitz and the pocket can break down in the TOP PLAYERS
hurry, taking the efficiency of
the offense with it. Rating for top players at this position, with probable starter listed first:
As vital as honing NO. NAME RATINGS PERSONAL
technique, mastering

80POSITION RATING
the mental aspects
of the blocking
schemes while
building cohesive-
ness are points of em-
phasis for a rebuilt
LEFT TACKLE

51 Austin Hansen
70 Kainoa LaCount
LEFT GUARD
STRENGTH

90
83
STRENGTH
AGILITY

90
83
AGILITY
TECHNIQUE OVERALL

92
83
90
83
TECHNIQUE OVERALL
HT.

6-4
6-6
HT.
WT.

305
330
WT.
CL.

Jr.
Sr.
CL.

76 Brett Leonard 84 86 82 84 6-5 310 Jr.

Warriors offensive front. 69 Andrew Faaumu 86 80 79 82 6-3 305 Jr.
“The more repetition we have against our de-
CENTER STRENGTH AGILITY TECHNIQUE OVERALL HT. WT. CL.
fense just helps us get better,” said Hansen.
“The defense has 150 blitzes we’re running 75 Bronson Tiwanak 90 85 85 86 6-1 295 Sr.
against. They’re giving us the best test we can 56 Matagisila Lefiti 92 85 92 89 6-0 285 Jr.
have and we’re trying to pass it.” 61 London Sapolu 83 87 85 85 6-0 290 Jr.
Four seniors, including three-time All-West- RIGHT GUARD STRENGTH AGILITY TECHNIQUE OVERALL HT. WT. CL.
ern Athletic Conference center John Estes,
played nearly every snap last year. 66 Adrian Thomas 90 90 85 87 6-6 305 Sr.
Hansen, Laupepa Letuli and Adrian Thomas 63 Brysen Ginlack 94 82 89 88 6-2 310 Sr.
are the only returning linemen who logged RIGHT TACKLE STRENGTH AGILITY TECHNIQUE OVERALL HT. WT. CL.
starts last year, all at right tackle.
A knee injury suffered in weight training 50 Laupepa Letuli 92 95 92 93 6-4 325 Sr.
ended Letuli’s season after three games and 62 C. Winchester-Makainai 90 85 80 85 6-4 310 Fr.
the NCAA granted him another shot at a sen- 53 Levi Legay 85 85 82 84 6-3 280 So.
ior year in the spring, giving the Warriors an
experienced right tackle.
Thomas and Hansen stepped in at right POSITION STRENGTHS
tackle after Letuli’s injury, Hansen holding
the spot for the final eight games. The Warriors aren’t short on size and athleticism
Thomas has since moved inside to right along the offensive front. At 6 feet 1, Bronson Tiwanak is
guard, while Hansen jumped over to left the shortest member of a group that includes Laupepa
tackle. Brett Leonard spent most of his Letuli (6-4), Adrian Thomas (6-6), Brett Leonard (6-5) and
redshirt year as a reserve tackle, but Austin Hansen (6-4). They also have size in reserve in
also moved to left guard in spring ball. Kainoa LaCount (6-6) and Chauncy Winchester-Makainai
The Warriors will have a new (6-4). Their mobility comes into focus when pulling out
starter at center for the first time to plow the way on running plays.
in three years, with Bronson Ti-
wanak getting the first shot. Sila POSITION WEAKNESSES
Lefiti was Estes’ understudy
the last two years, but a Combining their individual attributes to form a cohe-
foot injury suffered dur- sive front often comes with experience and repetition, so
16 ing the spring gives Ti-
wanak an opportunity
assembling a relatively new group figures to come with
some growing pains. How quickly and effectively the line-
to assume the job of men can develop that coordination could play a major
triggering the offense. role in the effectiveness of the offense.
 DEFENSIVE LINE
AT THIS POSITION
There’s strength in numbers
for the Hawaii defensive line.
Hawaii invited 18 defensive
tackles and ends to fall camp, giv-
ing line coaches Cal Lee and Tony
Tuioti the biggest group to monitor
94 POWER among the position groups.
The lengthy attendance list speaks to
the weight the staff places on depth
92 SPEED
along the defensive front. Though the War-
riors’ base package calls for four linemen
95 AGILITY across the front, “we need to find eight guys
that can play,” Tuioti said.
VAUGHN MEATOGA Tuioti, a gritty defensive tackle on UH’s
93 OVERALL HT. WT.
6-2 285 JR.
CL. HOMETOWN
KALAHEO, KAUAI
Western Athletic Conference championship
team in 1999, focuses on the interior linemen in
his first season as an on-field coach after two
years as director of player personnel. Lee, previ-
POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE ously the Warriors’ defensive coordinator and
linebackers coach, now oversees the ends.
TOP PLAYERS Tuioti knows well the
physical grind inherent
Rating for top players at this position, with probable starter listed first: in the job description
and those seeking in-

89
NO. NAME RATINGS PERSONAL
dividual adulation
LEFT END STRENGTH AGILITY TECHNIQUE OVERALL HT. WT. CL. need not apply. Sta-
tistics do little to
98 Liko Satele 86 88 89 87 6-2 260 Jr. measure the value of POSITION RATING
90 Elliott Purcell 88 87 84 86 6-3 250 Sr. a lineman effectively
LEFT TACKLE STRENGTH AGILITY TECHNIQUE OVERALL HT. WT. CL. taking on a double team
to allow a linebacker or defen-
95 Vaughn Meatoga 94 92 95 93 6-2 285 Jr.
sive back to flow to the ballcarrier.
51 Geordon Hanohano 88 90 89 88 6-1 295 So.
“We might not make plays, but we’re doing our
RIGHT TACKLE STRENGTH AGILITY TECHNIQUE OVERALL HT. WT. CL. job,” said sophomore Haku Correa. “It’s not about
99 Haku Correa 92 90 90 89 6-1 280 So. making plays, it’s about helping our teammates make
49 Kaniela Tuipulotu 90 88 88 88 6-2 300 Jr. plays.”
Correa entered camp slated to start alongside jun-
RIGHT END STRENGTH AGILITY TECHNIQUE OVERALL HT. WT. CL.
ior Vaughn Meatoga, an incumbent starter at tackle
94 Kamalu Umu 87 93 90 89 6-3 270 Sr. and a leader of the defensive front. Meatoga’s combi-
54 Siaki Cravens 83 95 83 87 6-1 230 So. nation of power and quickness commands attention
97 Alasi Toilolo 83 88 85 85 6-3 255 Jr. at the line’s hub.
Geordon Hanohano worked into the mix last year
as a redshirt freshman and Kaniela Tuipulotu, previ-
POSITION STRENGTHS ously a starting nose tackle at Arizona, adds talent
and experience after sitting out last year due to
NCAA transfer rules.
Back in 2007, Vaughn Meatoga was a wide-eyed fresh-
The importance of depth became painfully evi-
man when he joined the defensive line, tutored by veter-
dent last year when the defensive end rotation
ans such as Mike Lafaele during the Warriors’ run to the
was thinned by a series of injuries. Amid the shuf-
Sugar Bowl. He’s now the one providing leadership as an
fling, Liko Satele and Elliott Purcell earned valu-
imposing presence in the middle of the line. He paces a
able starting experience.
group with significant game experience, which could al-
Like Tuipulotu, Kamalu Umu spent last sea-
low the coaches to establish a rotation to keep them rel-
son waiting out the transfer rules, powered his
atively fresh.
way to the top of the depth chart by the end
of spring ball and is looking to make an im-
pact in his lone season with the Warriors.
Siaki Cravens, a junior college transfer
POSITION WEAKNESSES who began his career at Utah and was
recruited as an outside linebacker,
The rugged existence along the line of scrimmage isn’t adds a speed rushing threat to the
for the timid, and aches are sure to arise. Even with on- group.
paper depth in the preseason, coaches rarely feel they
have enough linemen as the rigors of the season add up.
While the Warriors have seasoning among the leading
17
line contenders, the ranks get awfully young if the War-
riors need to dig even deeper.
 LINEBACKERS
AT THIS POSITION

The center level of

Hawaii’s defensive scheme
has long been a focal point.
The program’s history is pep-
pered with hard-hitting lineback-
ers, a legacy that falls to a
relatively green unit this fall.
86 STRENGTH

Linebackers have been the War-

riors’ most productive tacklers in nine
of the last 11 seasons, and the respon-
87 SPEED

sibility hasn’t been lost on the current

crew. 89 INSTINCTS
“The coaches were telling us how the
COREY PAREDES
greatest defensive teams in the NFL, the
heart is the linebackers,” junior Corey Pare-
88 OVERALL
HT. WT.
5-11 235 JR.
CL. HOMETOWN
KANEOHE
des said. “The good defenses have solid
linebackers the team can trust. We’re in an
important position to lead the defense.” POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE
Last year, Paredes was among the Hawaii
linebackers marching to the cadence set by TOP PLAYERS
seniors Blaze Soares and R.J.
Kiesel-Kauhane. With Rating for top players at this position, with probable starter listed first:
the Warriors’ top two
tacklers moving on, NO. NAME RATINGS PERSONAL

83 POSITION RATING
the Castle graduate
now finds himself in
a leadership posi-
tion.
Paredes started
four games, made six
STUB

42 Paipai Falemalu
24 Aaron Brown
MACK
STRENGTH

92
89
STRENGTH
SPEED

89
91
SPEED
INSTINCTS

88
86
INSTINCTS
OVERALL

90
87
OVERALL
HT.

6-3
6-1
HT.
WT.

240
220
WT.
CL.

So.
Jr.
CL.

tackles for loss among his 54 55 George Daily-Lyles 85 87 91 88 5-11 235 Fr.
total stops and forced three fumbles as a soph- 50 Mana Lolotai 87 86 87 87 6-0 245 Sr.
omore. Spurred by an appetite for contact, 5 Jake Heun 87 83 83 84 6-2 225 Sr.
Paredes entered fall camp poised to take a BUCK STRENGTH SPEED INSTINCTS OVERALL HT. WT. CL.
more prominent role in the unit as the weakside
41 Corey Paredes 86 87 89 88 5-11 235 Jr.
linebacker in the 4-3 base scheme and in the
40 Po‘okela Ahmad 84 87 86 85 6-1 210 Sr.
middle in the Warriors’ nickel packages.
George Daily-Lyles redshirted his first year
out of Long Beach Poly and positioned himself
to step in at middle linebacker in the base POSITION STRENGTHS
package with a strong spring.
The top candidates on the strong side fea- If left free to flow to the ball, the linebackers can cover
ture enticing talent stifled so far by injuries. ground and deliver punishment. Corey Paredes is an ag-
Paipai Falemalu and Aaron Brown rank gressive hitter with a keen sense of timing on the blitz.
among the Warriors’ most gifted athletes “Corey’s earned the respect of the guys,” defensive coor-
and the preseason plans called for the duo dinator and linebackers coach Dave Aranda said. “He’s a
to rotate depending on the situation. good hitter and one of our more talented blitzers. The
Falemalu played defensive end last year guys look to him because everything he has he’s
and moved back a step to become a big- earned.” Paipai Falemalu’s height and wingspan give the
ger linebacker. Brown, who redshirted Warriors more range on the edge. “We didn’t have any of
last year due to a hamstring injury, was those guys last year, so we really had to try to manufac-
a standout safety before moving up to ture some stuff,” Aranda said.
the front seven.
With Po‘okela Ahmad, Mana
Lolotai and Jake Heun also return- POSITION WEAKNESSES
ing, the Warriors have the tools.
Now comes their chance to build Game experience is relatively thin within the two
a legacy of their own. deep, so there will be some measure of on-the-job learn-
“There’s a lot of pride in that ing. While some of the leading returnees acclimated to
group,” defensive coordinator game speed last year, they’ll have to adjust to every-
and linebackers coach down roles. Paredes and Falemalu were part-time
Dave Aranda said. “A lot starters last year, while Brown showed flashes of his
18 of good football play-
ers, guys who under-
play-making ability before his hamstring forced the red-
shirt year.
stand football.”
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 DEFENSIVE BACKS
AT THIS POSITION

Isolation is part of the

nature of playing corner-
back. But Jeramy Bryant does-
n’t feel alone out on the edge.
Not after a season spent devel-
oping trust and cohesion among
the Hawaii defensive backs.
91 STRENGTH
“It’s like having a big brother in a
fight,” said Bryant, part of a senior-
laden Hawaii secondary. “You know
86 SPEED
you’re going to have somebody who is
going to be there when they’re supposed 89 TECHNIQUE
to be there. It’s a comfort level for me be-
MANA SILVA
cause we’re on the same page.”
The Warriors return the entire starting
89 OVERALL HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN
6-1 210 SR. HILO
unit in the backfield as well as experienced
reserves. Thus, sleep comes a bit easier for
the coaches compared to a year ago, when the POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE
Warriors were breaking in four new starters.
“This year there’s eight to 10 guys who had TOP PLAYERS
extensive playing time last
year, so I think we’re tak- Rating for top players at this position, with probable starter listed first:
ing the playbook a
step further,” said as- NO. NAME RATINGS PERSONAL

86POSITION RATING
sociate coach Rich
Miano, who focuses
on the cornerbacks.
“Obviously we’re get-
ting better at what we
LEFT CORNERBACK

2 Lametrius Davis
10 Kawika Ornellas
STRONG SAFETY
STRENGTH

90
86
STRENGTH
SPEED

90
90
SPEED
TECHNIQUE

85
87
TECHNIQUE
OVERALL

88
87
OVERALL
HT.

6-0
5-9
HT.
WT.

195
180
WT.
CL.

Sr.
So.
CL.
did last year, and we
have a better understanding 9 Spencer Smith 90 89 89 89 5-11 200 Sr.
of what we’re trying to do.” 19 Richard Torres 84 89 95 88 5-8 180 Jr.
Bryant and Lametrius Davis locked down the 28 Jordan Gomes 92 89 85 88 5-10 180 So.
cornerback spots last year when Davis broke FREE SAFETY STRENGTH SPEED TECHNIQUE OVERALL HT. WT. CL.
up a team-high eight passes and was second
43 Mana Silva 91 86 89 89 6-1 210 Sr.
with three interceptions and Bryant broke up
37 Kenny Estes 87 89 83 86 6-0 210 Jr.
five throws.
Where Kawika Ornellas and Lewis Walker RIGHT CORNERBACK STRENGTH SPEED TECHNIQUE OVERALL HT. WT. CL.
were unproven freshmen a year ago, they now 8 Jeramy Bryant 86 88 91 88 5-10 175 Sr.
provide experienced depth at corner. Ornellas 7 Lewis Walker 84 89 87 86 5-11 175 So.
started four games and Walker saw time in the
Warriors’ packages using five or six defensive
backs. POSITION STRENGTHS
The corners have the comfort of coordi-
nating with a group of safeties led by seniors
Clear lines of communication in the defensive back-
Mana Silva and Spencer Smith and junior
field can be the difference between turning in a big play
Richard Torres.
and giving up a big gain. Having a full season to work to-
Silva led the Western Athletic Confer-
gether should help the secondary function as a unit
ence with six interceptions last year,
rather than four (or five) individuals. “They can rely on
while Smith earned the team’s most out-
each other to be where they need to be, which allows
standing defensive player award after
each individual player to focus on his responsibility,”
racking up 77 tackles and breaking up
safeties coach Chris Tormey said. Said Bryant: “It’s just
seven passes. Torres’ technical savvy
really good having friends back there. Not just team-
earned him starts at both free safety
mates, but friends.”
and nickel back.
“We had chemistry last year, but
we’re taking it to another level,” POSITION WEAKNESSES
Silva said. “It’s critical in that we
know each other’s tendencies. I UH opponents completed 64 percent of their passes
feel real comfortable with last year and the Warriors finished 97th in the country in
those guys. The game pass efficiency defense. While the Warriors ranked third
has slowed down for us in the Western Athletic Conference with 12 interceptions,
20 a lot, so it’s going to
help us make more
a few that got away proved costly in tight games. They
finished last season with a negative turnover ratio last
plays back there.” year and moving into the plus side will be crucial against
a challenging schedule.
 SPECIAL TEAMS
AT THIS POSITION
Talk to Hawaii’s specialists in
the kicking game and it doesn’t
take long for the season’s theme
to emerge.
“One of the things coach told me
is it’s better to be consistently good
94 STRENGTH than occasionally great,” sophomore
punter Alex Dunnachie said.
A year ago, the 6-foot-6 Aussie was still
84 ACCURACY in the introductory phase in his education
in American football when he joined the
86 TECHNIQUE Warriors, his potential evident in several
booming punts launched from his right foot.
ALEX DUNNACHIE But the connections weren’t always so clean
87 OVERALL HT. WT. CL.
6-6 220 SO. AUSTRALIA
HOME COUNTRY and the mishits weighed down his average.
Likewise, kicker Scott Enos endured a roller-
coaster Division I debut one season removed
from junior college. Tyler Hadden, a decorated
POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE high school kicker, was signed to kick up the com-
petition and could face some of the same chal-
lenges in the transition to
TOP PLAYERS college ball.
Rating for top players at this position, with probable starter listed first: “I don’t think it’s go-

84
ing to come down to
NO. NAME RATINGS PERSONAL strength; it’s going to
come down to con-
KICKERS STRENGTH ACCURACY TECHNIQUE OVERALL HT. WT. CL.
sistency,” Enos said.
20 Scott Enos 88 86 85 85 5-9 170 Sr. Enos was perfect in POSITION RATING
27 Tyler Hadden 85 86 83 84 5-10 170 Fr. 34 extra-point at-
PUNTER STRENGTH ACCURACY TECHNIQUE OVERALL HT. WT. CL. tempts and connected
on 12 of 19 field goals last
31 Alex Dunnachie 94 84 86 87 6-6 220 So. year. He had two kicks blocked and he’s worked on
LONG SNAPPER STRENGTH ACCURACY TECHNIQUE OVERALL HT. WT. CL. quickening the pace once Luke Ingram fires the snap
to holder Shane Austin.
45 Luke Ingram 84 90 90 89 6-5 230 So.
“At this level, one of the main things is timing,”
KICKOFF RETURNER SPEED HANDS VISION OVERALL HT. WT. CL. Enos said. “Because they’ve got some big guys out
81 Royce Pollard 86 88 89 87 6-0 175 Jr. there getting up and blocking kicks and you have to
get it off. … Instead of waiting to make sure the hold’s
PUNT RETURNER SPEED HANDS VISION OVERALL HT. WT. CL.
going to be there you just gotta trust those guys.”
88 Ryan Henry 85 88 88 87 5-9 170 Sr. Dunnachie also puts his trust in Ingram — who suc-
ceeded his brother Jake as the Warriors’ long snapper
— allowing him to clear his mind before each kick.
“I feel so comfortable knowing that ball’s coming
POSITION STRENGTHS in the same spot every time,” Dunnachie said.
Dunnachie ended the season with his best per-
Along with adjusting to the speed of the game, all of
formance, when he averaged 49.2 yards on six
Hawaii’s specialists last year had to acclimate to the big-
punts against Wisconsin, including kicks of 61 and
ger stage. A year of Division I experience figures to help
66 yards, to set up a coverage team that gave up
them block out the surroundings more effectively.
15 yards all season, the lowest total in the coun-
“As a kicker you can’t worry about what’s going on
try.
around you,” kicker Scott Enos said. “Kicking is 90 per-
“We’ve worked hard with him on his mechan-
cent mental at this level; you just have to zone them out
ics and his drop and he’s got a lot more confi-
and do your job.”
dence in it now,” special teams coordinator
The Warriors also have depth at the kicking spot with
Chris Tormey said. “Having been through it
Enos and freshman Tyler Hadden competing for the job.
and understanding what it’s like to kick un-
der game conditions, he’s going to be so
much more comfortable when it comes to
POSITION WEAKNESSES game time and let his ability take over.”
A new rule outlawing wedge blocking
Special teams coordinator Chris Tormey is looking
on kickoffs means adjusting the
for more big plays out of the kicking game and few
scheme in front of Royce Pol-
plays can turn a game as quickly as a blocked kick. The
lard, who averaged 22.1
Warriors went all of last season without a block and
haven’t knocked down a punt since 2006. True fresh-
man John Hardy-Tuliau was a prolific kick blocker in
yards in his 13 returns last
year. Ryan Henry proved 21
himself as a reliable punt
high school and that knack could get him on the field
returner last year.
early in his career.
 PLAYMAKER

GREG SALAS

PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER, YOU GET A STAR

If you were in search of a receiver, you’d want size, speed, acceleration,
strength, agility, awareness and soft hands.
Add these elements together and you get Greg Salas, a highly productive re-
ceiver who would be highly rated in any game — Madden or the real thing.
That’s because Salas is the real deal.
Last season, the 6-foot-2, 210-pounder ranked fourth in the nation in receiving
yards per game (122.3) and sixth in receptions per game (8.15). He hauled in 106
passes for 1,590 yards — the second-highest receiving yardage total in school his-
tory. He set a school record of 16 catches (196 yards) against New Mexico State
last season while surpassing the 100-yard mark in receiving eight times. Seven-
teen of his catches went for 25 yards or more.
What makes Salas special? Here are some of the qualities he possesses:

HEIGHT
Vertical jump? That would be in the middle of high
school. “I was 5-5 going into my junior year,” he said. “I hit
a growth spurt. I grew like 7 inches one day, I went to
school and my friends were like, ‘Did you get taller?’ I
said, ‘Dude, I think I did, literally overnight.’ I was looking
in the mirror, and I said, ‘I look taller this morning.’ I have
no idea what happened. He said he uses his size — he is
now 6-2 — to soar for passes or block out a defender.

EYES
When it comes to vision, the bottom line is the bottom
line. Salas, who has 20-20 vision, said he can read the last
line of the eye chart. Also impressive is his
peripheral vision. “You have to be able to see defenders
come from all angles,” Salas said. “You have to know
when the side defender is coming. You don’t want to get
blasted.”

HANDS
Despite a reputation for spectacular one-handed
catches in practice, Salas was raised on the “noose,” a
pass-catching technique in which the thumbs and index
fingers touch to create a circle. Salas used the noose in
high school, and it was emphasized during every UH
training camp. Salas, whose hand span is 91⁄8 inches, said
he has, in football parlance, “soft hands.”

LEGS
Whenever he goes back to California, Salas contacts
his track coach. Working on form and stride helps him
consistently run 40-yard dashes in 4.5 seconds. His leg
strength is useful in post-catch running. It also helps dur-
ing occasional pick-up basketball games. Salas, who
stopped playing competitive basketball in the eighth

22 grade, first dunked as a high school senior. “I always tried

to dunk in front of the (football) coaches,” Salas said. “I fi-
nally did it. It was cool to dunk a basketball.”
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ON OFFENSE

SPREAD AND STRETCH THE FIELD

Since June Jones’ arrival in 1999, Hawaii football has been associated with often
spectacular numbers produced by the run-and-shoot. The offense spreads defenses
across the field and can stretch them vertically with the deep ball. When Jones left
in 2008, Greg McMackin retained the offense and the Warriors finished last season
among the nation’s top three passing teams for the 10th time in 11 years.

FOUR WIDE
The Warriors’ basic set has one running back in the backfield with the quar- QB
terback, and two slotbacks lined up between the wide receivers and tackles.
Depending on the play call, the receivers will adjust their routes according to
the defensive coverage. The trick is the quarterback must simultaneously
make the same read and know how the receiver will react — perhaps settling
in a hole between the safety and linebacker or taking the route deep. The con-
nection takes repetition to perfect and can produce spectacular results. How-
ever, if their reads aren’t in sync an incompletion is about the best you can
hope for.

SHOVEL PASS
A staple of the Hawaii offense since the run-and-shoot was installed, the
shovel pass serves much the same purpose as a draw play. After the snap, the
running back steps forward as if to block, then turns around as the quarter-
back flips him the ball. The play requires the running back to operate well in
QB
traffic. Run effectively, the pass can help slow down a pass rush as ends have
to account for the back or risk over-running the play. Former Warrior Nate
Ilaoa set UH running back records for receptions (67) and receiving yards
(837) in 2006 thanks mainly to his knack for turning the shortest pass in the
playbook into big gains.

STRETCH PLAY

The run-and-shoot’s tendency to force defenses to drop back into coverage

can open lanes for the running game. A run call gives the offensive line a
chance to attack after walling off defenders in pass protection as a guard pulls
around the end, clearing the way for the running back to hit the edge of the de-
fense. Breaking a long gain often depends on the receivers holding their
blocks downfield. UH running backs Leon Wright-Jackson (167 yards) and Alex
Green (110) exploited holes in the Utah State’s run defense to average more QB
than 11 yards per carry last season.

ON DEFENSE

4-3 SCHEME ALLOWS LINEBACKERS TO ROAM

Throughout Greg McMackin’s tenure in Hawaii, two years as defensive coordina-
tor (1999 and 2007) and the last two as head coach, the Warriors have operated out DE DT DT DE
of a 4-3 base package. He’s handed the reins of the defense to first-year coordinator CB BUCK MACK STUB CB
Dave Aranda this season, but the Warriors retained the basic scheme.

BASE FS SS

McMackin often refers to the defensive tackles as “gold” given their pivotal
role in covering their gaps and holding the point in the middle of the line of
scrimmage. It’s a rugged and often thankless job, but holding their ground
against a double team can often allow the linebacker to flow to the ball and po-
sition himself to make the stop. Linebacker Jeff Ulbrich set the UH single-sea-
son record with 169 total tackles in McMackin’s first year at UH and Solomon
Elimimian had 262 in two years in the system en route to becoming the
27
school’s all-time leading tackler.
 5 QUESTIONS FOR MCMACKIN
With two new coordinators in Dave Aranda
and Nick Rolovich, how comfortable are you
giving them greater responsibility?

What role will you have

in play-calling?

After rebuilding on offense two years

ago and the defense last year, how
much more can you do with greater
experience on both sides this year?

Just like
After two years on
you try to get the
the job, have you
players in the right How big a challenge
changed or refined
position to make My name goes on the will it be to prepare for
your approach?
plays, I’m just trying to wins and losses so I can the various offensive
get our staff in the right over rule anything, but I’m styles you’ll face, espe-
positions to do their re- confident in those guys I feel really good cially early in the sea-
sponsibilities and I feel who are calling the plays. about these guys. One, son (USC, Army and
real good about how Sometimes when you call their attitude and condi- Colorado)?
things are going. a timeout, then there can tioning. I also feel good be- We’re doing the same
Dave has been with be discussion on it be- cause we have enough things. We’re running the
me for five years, he cause you have a little seniors that we have lead- run-and-shoot and we’re
knows the package as time. But for every down ership, but a lot of the running the (defensive)
well as anybody. I didn’t and distance, field posi- leadership is in the junior package I’ve always run. I We’ve been working
bring Mouse (Davis) in tion, personnel grouping, class. This is a young team told Dave I want to run the on all three of those. We’ve
to mentor. Rolovich is in they’ve already selected if you really look at it. same package, I just want got all three of those
charge of the offense, the calls they’re going to They’re real competitive. it to look different. Rolo’s teams broken down. Of
Mouse is here to coach make. So I’m able to do They’re fast, we recruited doing a great job with all course we’ll get a couple
the receivers. Just like more head coaching to speed and we still have of our skill guys and we extra on Colorado, but
Dave can bounce some- things, I’m able to run the the big guys. We have to know what we’re doing. we’ve got them broken
thing off me because game and I’m basically in look at the offensive line We have to get better down from last year. We’ve
I’ve done it a long time, all three rooms right now. just because they haven’t continuously. Every game got Army broken down.
Rolo can bounce some- It’s tough calling de- played together. We’re is important because we We’ve got our plans for
thing off Mouse. … fense and being a head new at linebacker, but our want to go to a bowl game them, we’ve worked on
When things get tough coach, I think offensive linebackers are really and we wasted a game last the option. We’ll be smart
they have guys who’ve guys can do it more. De- good athletes. The defen- year. We can’t waste any with it and just play our
been there. fensive guys, you can’t sive line is really a games. It’s pro style. Every game.
They get all the pa- make a mistake or it’s a strength of our team. game is as important as
perwork done, they touchdown. I know this, I any other game. We’ll have
get the game plans really believe in the guys 48 hours to celebrate or
done through talking who are teaching them. get over the feeling of a
to the other coaches loss and then we get right
so they all con- into the next game. …
tribute to it. We’re looking for a great
starting point and then get
better from there.

We have to get better continuously.

Every game is important because
we want to go to a bowl game and
we wasted a game last year. We can’t waste
any games. It’s pro style. Every game is as
28 important as any other game.”
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Team Effort
I really love being part
of a great team.

The ER nurse got the call Ted Tokumine

that I was coming in to ER Nurse at Straub
Straub at 4:00 a.m. for 35 years

But that morning,

I came in as a
cardiac case, and
I saw what it’s like
to be a patient.

The Cardiologist was

with me in the ER,
and the surgeon told
me I’d be OK.

That’s how it is at Straub.

The whole team comes

together for you.

It really mattered,
and I’m glad I was
here at Straub.

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PROFILE
AGE: 65
AT UH: Third year as head coach;
defensive coordinator in
1999 and 2007
RECORD: 13-14 overall, 8-8 West-
ern Athletic Conference
FAMILY: Wife (Heather), daughter
(Shannon), grandchil-
dren (Kayla, Taylor)
30
THE GAMES ARE DIFFERENT,
BUT NOT ON THE FIELD
BY PAUL ARNETT
parnett@staradvertiser.com
Greg McMackin wasn’t slipping
a Gameboy out of his front pocket
the moment the teacher turned
her back to the room.
He didn’t have an Xbox 360 slim
waiting for him at home at the end
of the day; no Sony Playstation 3
or Wii to console him when mom
and dad thought he was doing
homework.
Instead, his generation had one
of those electronic football games
where you lined up plastic pieces
resembling players, with a magnet
for a football. Spread formations
wouldn’t have worked well on that
kind of vibrating football field.
Completing a pass was as likely as
making straight A’s.
To succeed in this game, it was
best to stack everybody in the
middle of the field and try your
best to grind out 3 yards at a time
before a plastic defender touched
the plastic ballcarrier signifying he
was down.
It worked well for the Baby
Boomers. The idea of a video
game providing a more sophisti-
cated satisfaction was as foreign
to that generation as buying a new
car made in Japan. It took you and
your buddy a few minutes to de-
vise the offensive and defensive
formations, placing the players on
the field as carefully as a doctor
performing plastic surgery on an
aging movie star.
Once done, you’d turn on the
metallic vibrating football field,
sending your guys in a variety of
directions; not always the right
one. The symbolism of that era’s
game isn’t lost on McMackin as he
tries to get everyone pointed in
the right direction for 2010.
His playbook is far more sophis-
ticated than the ones his genera-
tion stacked on that tiny field. The
pressure to win, greater still. Head-
ing into the third season of life af-
ter the Sugar Bowl, McMackin
might have hit 65 in April, but re-
tirement is not an option for the
million-dollar-a-year man.
Pretty much a lifelong coordina-
tor prior to this gig, McMackin no
longer remains on one end of the
field, lost inside a defensive hud-
dle, imploring his players to shred
the offense anyway imaginable. As
head coach, he finds himself wan-
dering, sticking his head in from
time to time to see and hear his as-
sistants’ message, but not really a
part of the group.
If he’s suffering from separation
anxiety, the third-year head coach
of a program still trying to find its
way post June Jones doesn’t show
it. He believes he has a plan in
place that will lead the Warriors
back to the postseason after miss-
ing last year’s Sheraton Hawaii
Bowl date with Southern
Methodist by a single game, a sin-
gle play, a single point in appropri-
ately enough — Las Vegas.
The disappointing 6-7 record,
that included a pair of shellackings
by Boise State and Wisconsin, left
the Warrior faithful mumbling un-
der their breath this offseason. In
a time where jobs and money are
as tight as a drunk on Saturday
night, the idea of paying one per-
son seven figures to coach football
doesn’t sit well with everyone.
If you’re cashing the heftiest
paycheck among state workers, lo-
cal folks want a bigger bang for
their buck. So do school adminis-
trators, who see their geographi-
cally challenged football team
teetering on the edge of viability if
conference realignment leaves the
program on the outside looking in.
With Boise State’s imminent de-
parture from the WAC, it’s impor-
tant that Hawaii tries to fill that
vacuum and become the boss dog
of a league nobody will confuse
with the BCS. Fresno State and
Nevada will try to play that role as
well, leaving McMackin and his
coaching staff in a pressure-
packed atmosphere to perform at
the highest level.
Feeling the heat, McMackin
made some important changes to
his staff over the past year. Fresh
faces at offensive and defensive
coordinator, plus the addition of
Mouse Davis, the architect of the
run-and-shoot, prove the head
coach wants to stay in the kitchen.
But can he get it done? Has
Hawaii recruited well enough the
past three years to give the War-
riors a fighting chance against the
likes of Southern California, Col-
orado and Boise State? And if not,
can they win enough of their re-
maining games to get back to the
postseason?
On paper, there is one main area
of concern — the offensive line. In
this spread formation, the big
boys up front must give the quar-
terback enough time to make his
reads and get the football out of
there in rhythm. He can’t be back
there ducking for cover or leav-
ing the pocket in hopes of locat-
ing a receiver on the run.
McMackin 2010 isn’t designed
that way. Don’t be surprised if the
Warriors run the ball more than nor-
mal, especially in the early going. A lot of
three and outs against the USC Trojans or
Colorado Buffaloes will prove problem-
atic in a hurry.
The defense faces challenges of its
own, particularly at linebacker. McMackin
believes he has the bulk and the speed to
make up for the lack of experience. But in
this defense, the linebackers are there to
make plays. You can’t have the safeties
linked too often to touchdown-saving
tackles and expect to win.
Of course, no one knows this more
than the coaches and players themselves.
They enjoy video games as much as the
next person, but in the real-world-life of
college football, you can’t always measure
things with statistical trends. Heart and
desire can’t be measured by a computer
or put inside a pre-packaged game.
Years ago on that vibrating field, imagi-
nation and visualization came into play as
much as any of the modern-day counter-
parts. At the controls is a 65-year-old
Baby Boomer trying to stay alive in the
modern world of Wii and Xbox, and avoid
the dreaded phrase of the video era:
Game over.
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His office last year was just a few yards away from been at Manoa just one year, but, “I’ve
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each week.
Why did Tony Tuioti keep strapping it up in 1998 with a TUIOTI LOOKED like he was lost last
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did it make to play hurt as the crowds dwindled? scrawny kicker playing 3-technique.
His reasoning is simple. He held an office job, director of foot-
“When you’re 0-12, all you have is each other.” ball operations. He worked the DAVE
Now he’s the defensive line coach at his alma mater. He is phones, not with the players. But it Reardon
also one of the most underrated players in University of was his foot in the door to college
Hawaii football history. coaching and allowed a return to
Head coach Greg McMackin knows all about Tuioti’s perse- Hawaii from Las Vegas.
verance and his passion for football; they’re major reasons he “Coach Mack gave me a great opportunity,” he says, discounting any
brought him on to his staff. If there frustration of no hand’s-on coaching last fall
were an All-McMackin Team of while UH went 6-7 and missed a bowl game
hard-nosed gritty grinders, like the for the first time in four years.
All-Madden Team, you know Tuioti He prepared for his future role in subtle
would be near or at the top of the but noticeable ways.
list, a contender for the Thanksgiv- “Last year he was in the background, but
ing turkey leg. he was real observant, taking notes, watch-
McMackin was the defensive coor- ing how we respond to things,” Meatoga
dinator in 1999, June Jones’ first year says. “He looked real anxious, looked like he
as head coach. Tuioti had undergone wanted to get in the action. I’m glad he’s our
back surgery in January. coach this year.”
“I missed all spring, fall practice. I
caught up on the fly during the sea- A STAFF shuffle in the offseason moved
son,” he says. Tuioti out of the office and onto the field,
Tuioti and Doug Sims kept block- where he belongs. Now he works with a
ers away from linebacker Jeff Ulbrich deep group of defensive linemen McMackin
— another pure warrior who always wants to shuttle in and out to wear down
In 1999, Tony Tuioti (92) was rewarded with a
played hurt — thus allowing ’Brick the opposing offensive linemen.
WAC title, a year after enduring an 0-12 season.
to do his thing. And Ulbrich crush- Tuioti says they’re up to the task.
ing everything that moved with a “We’ve got some good guys that want to
football meant the defense con- work hard. They’re eager to learn and get
tributed mightily to UH’s incredible better. They’re taking ownership and believ-
turnaround season. ing in themselves and each other. Every sin-
Tuioti’s players, they know gle day they’ve been focused.
about their position coach’s play- “On the D-line you’ve got to be selfless. If
ing days — not from Tuioti him- that means taking on double-teams so the
self, but word gets around. And linebackers can run free and make plays,
they know he understands the that’s what we’ll do. I don’t mind if we have
suffering they endure each day. no sacks, but if the quarterback is 1-for-20,
“You have that respect for I’ll take that any day. We can be effective in a
him, that he played in the lot of ways, like batting balls down. Last
trenches,” junior defensive year we had just three batted balls. I think
tackle Vaughn Meatoga we had double-digits in the spring.”
says. “Someone who hasn’t Meatoga is the line’s star, but doesn’t act
been there doesn’t know like one. He is also the defense’s unques-
the pain that comes As a coach of the defensive tackles, Tuioti tioned leader. Tuioti calls him “gold,” and
when you take on the showed by example how to be a selfless player. he’s the latest in a line of tough and smart
double-team. He defensive tackles who enable the players
knows the strength it takes to do some of the around them and behind them to shine.
things we do. “It was Lance (Samuseva), it was Mike (Lafaele). Right now it’s
“He once did it, and he did it well. I saw Vaughn. The torch is being passed,” Tuioti says.

32 some clips. He was a ball of energy, un-

stoppable motor. Coach Mack showed us
clips. He stood out.”
Today’s D-linemen know who kept that flame alive through the dark
days of 1998 and who led the revival of ’99. It goes unsaid, but they
know.
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TEAM

1. Boise State
2. Fresno State
3. Nevada
4. Hawaii
5. Utah State
6. Idaho
7. Louisiana Tech
8. New Mexico State
9. San Jose State

MEDIA
How media members
covering the WAC voted.
Team (1st-place votes) Points

1. Boise State (42) 386

2. Nevada (1) 333
3. Fresno State 300
4. Idaho 207
5. Louisiana Tech 200
6. Utah State 196 TITUS YOUNG
7. Hawaii 166 KEY RETURNEE WITH 79 CATCHES, 1,041 YARDS, 10 TOUCHDOWNS
8. New Mexico State 81
9. San Jose State 66
WAC OUTLOOK

NO CHANGE: BOISE’S BEST

Change is coming to the Western Athletic around Boise. The hype engulfing the Broncos
COACHES
Conference … but not quite yet. — including a Sports Illustrated cover shot —
How WAC coaches voted in
By its own volition, Boise State will relinquish might raise concerns over possible distrac-
their preseason poll.
its distinction as the league’s flagship program tions if Chris Petersen’s program hadn’t al-
Team (1st-place Votes) Points when the school joins the Mountain West Con- ready proven adept at blocking out the din.
ference next summer. While the Broncos remain a heavy fa-
1. Boise State (8) 64
Upon their departure, the Broncos will leave vorite, the eight teams comprising the
2. Nevada (1) 55
behind one of the most successful stretches in WAC beyond this season aren’t ready to
3. Fresno State 50
the WAC’s history, with seven championships simply sign over the trophy. Nevada,
4. Utah State 37
and two BCS bowl victories to date highlighting coming off back-to-back runner-up fin-
5. Hawaii 36
the haul. ishes, returns key elements of the na-
6. Idaho 33
But for the moment, Boise State presents a tion’s top rushing offense. Fresno
7. Louisiana Tech 26
blue-and-orange target for the rest of the WAC State lost NCAA rushing champion
8. New Mexico State 14
while the Broncos harbor aspirations beyond Ryan Mathews, but has the talent
9. San Jose State 9
an eighth conference title in 10 years. to contend.
The return of 21 starters from a team that Still, there’s little reason to
went 14-0 last year and a No. 5 preseason rank-
ing in the coaches poll has BCS title talk swirling
expect a change at the top
just yet.
37
 SOUTHERN CAL TROJANS
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2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE
WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL
STAR PLAYER 9 4 5 4 344 258 4-2 4-2 1-0

TEAM PREVIEW

Matt Barkley
QUARTERBACK ➤ 6-2 • 220 • SO
A product of the Mater Dei pro-
gram that produced such quarter-
backs as Colt Brennan and Matt
Leinart, Barkley was named the
Trojans’ starter as a true fresh-
man. He could thrive in Kiffin’s
system as he refines his skills.
By the time USC officially christens the Lane Kiffin era, the Trojans’ new head coach
will have already endured a turbulent summer in his return to Los Angeles.
Impropriety during Reggie Bush’s Heisman Trophy season resulted in USC being hit
with heavy sanctions from the NCAA, including sharp scholarship reductions that fig-
ure to take a toll down the road, and a two-year postseason ban.
The hiring of former Tennessee Titans assistant Kennedy Pola as offensive coordina-
tor precipitated a lawsuit, and a scuffle during summer conditioning led to surgery for
a cornerback and the suspension of starting fullback Stanley Havili.
All of which raises the question of whether the Trojans enter the season defeated or
defiant. The off-field adversity follows a 9-4 season in which the Trojans plummeted
(albeit by USC’s lofty standards) to fifth in the Pac-10 before Pete Carroll’s timely de-
parture to the NFL. Though no longer the West Coast’s presumed alpha team, the Tro-
jans will open the season at Aloha Stadium stocked with elite-level talent.
#
7 TEAM STRENGTHS
Matt Barkley returns seasoned by the trials and triumphs of his freshman season.
Barkley completed just under 60 percent of his throws, his 15 touchdowns balanced
by a league-high 14 interceptions. Renowned defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin or-
chestrates a Trojans defense that gave up a Pac-10-low 19.9 points per game. Fresh-
man running back Dillon Baxter, one of the nation’s top prep prospects last year,
enrolled at USC in the spring and could make an immediate impact.

TEAM WEAKNESSES
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Given the offseason fiascos, maintaining focus among the distractions could be-
SCORING 64TH
come an issue, particularly without a shot at the Pac-10 title or a bowl berth beck-
PASSING OFFENSE 54TH oning. The Trojans lost their top receiver and rusher from last season as well as the
entire defensive secondary, including All-America safety Taylor Mays.
RUSHING OFFENSE 39TH

PASSING DEFENSE 48TH COACHING REPORT

RUSHING DEFENSE 39TH
Lane Kiffin is in his first season. He went 7-6 in one season at Ten-
TURNOVER MARGIN T-60TH nessee and 5-15 in two years with the Oakland Raiders (2007-08).

HAWAII TIES
Former Punahou quarterback Brett
Kan joined the Trojans in the spring RATING THE TROJANS
as a walk-on transfer from
USC may have slipped some, but

38
Princeton. Receiver Walter
Calistro (Kamehameha),
center Abe Markowitz
(Punahou) linebacker
the talent pool remains loaded
— for now.
POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE
89 92 91 84
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES
and Simione Vehikite
(Kapolei) are also on
the roster.
 ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS
➤ When September 11, 6 a.m. ➤ Where Michie Stadium, West Point, N.Y. ➤ Capacity 40,000 ➤ Surface AstroPlay

2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE
WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL
STAR PLAYER 5 7 0 0 184 263 3-3 2-3 0-1

TEAM PREVIEW
Cultural change doesn’t always come easy at an institution as venerable as the
U.S. Military Academy. But Rich Ellerson — a product of the Hawaii football pro-
gram and a former Rainbow Warriors defensive coordinator — took on such a
task last year when he accepted the head coaching job with an Army program
that hadn’t sniffed the postseason in 13 years.
The Black Knights got close in Ellerson’s first season, going 5-7 last fall to finish
one win shy of bowl eligibility. The win total was also the program’s highest win
total since its 10-2 season in 1996.
The expectations ratchet up this season with the return of eight starters on
both offense and defense as the Black Knights look to extend the season beyond
the annual December showdown with Navy.

Josh McNary # TEAM STRENGTHS

DEFENSIVE END ➤ 6-1 • 225 • SR
Though he is a bit undersized,
McNary’s quickness off the line
of scrimmage makes him tough
to block. He enters the season
second in Army history with 361⁄2
tackles for loss.
44 Ellerson’s background in defense contributed to the Knights vaulting to 16th
nationally in total defense. Defensive end Josh McNary made 221⁄2 tackles behind
the line of scrimmage for losses totaling 132 yards last season. The 225-pound
senior set a school record with 121⁄2 sack and is already the program’s career
leader with 18. Linebacker Andrew Rodriguez, Army’s leading tackler last season,
and three starters in the secondary also return.

TEAM WEAKNESSES

NATIONAL RANKINGS The Army offense generated just over 15 points per game last year. The
production figures to improve with a full season running the triple option and
SCORING 117TH sophomore quarterback Trent Steelman (706 rushing yards, five touchdowns)
returning. Army ranked last in the country in passing last year and a semblance
PASSING OFFENSE 120TH of an aerial threat would loosen things up even more for the option.
RUSHING OFFENSE 16TH

PASSING DEFENSE 3RD

COACHING REPORT
RUSHING DEFENSE 70TH
Rich Ellerson is in his second season at Army. He went 5-7 last
TURNOVER MARGIN T-29TH year and is 65-48 including head coaching stints at Southern Utah
and Cal Poly.

HAWAII TIES
Ellerson played at UH and
served as defensive coordinator RATING THE BLACK KNIGHTS
from 1987 to 1991. Co-defensive
coordinator Chris Sme- Army’s march to a bowl berth led

40
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from 1991 to 1994.
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POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE

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OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES
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2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE
WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL
3 9 2 6 267 346 3-3 0-6 0-0 STAR PLAYER

TEAM PREVIEW

Boulder can get chilly in the fall, but Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins figures to
stay quite toasty.
Hawkins hasn’t exactly rekindled the magic that convinced the Colorado adminis-
tration to hire him away from Boise State, and going 16-33 over four seasons tends to
turn the thermostat a few notches to the right.
Now the Buffaloes enter year five of his tenure, looking to build momentum to-
ward their leap to the Pac-10 in 2011 or ’12. They enter the season with a core of 15
returning starters to build around and whether Hawkins — whose contract runs
through 2012 — is around for the transition could hinge on the Buffs returning to rel-
evance on their way out of the Big 12.

TEAM STRENGTHS Nate Solder #

At 5 feet 6 and 175 pounds, running back Rodney Stewart can be hard to find be-
OFFENSIVE TACKLE ➤ 6-9 • 315 • SR 78
hind an offensive line anchored by offensive tackle Nate Solder (6-foot-9, 315 pounds), Solder began his career as a tight
an All-America candidate, and guard Ryan Miller (6-8, 310). Receiver Scotty McKnight end and put on 30 pounds for his
(76 receptions, 893 yards, six touchdowns) is on the verge of becoming the school’s move to tackle as a sophomore.
all-time leading receiver and quarterbacks Tyler Hansen and Cody Hawkins will have He was a first-team All-Big 12 se-
another potential-laden target in Michigan transfer Toney Clemons. lection last year and is back to
hold down the left side of the
line.
TEAM WEAKNESSES
While Hansen and Hawkins combined to throw 18 touchdown passes, they also NATIONAL RANKINGS
tossed 18 interceptions. Both have seen significant playing time the past two
seasons and entered camp battling for the starting job. Having one take command SCORING 92ND
could steady a unit that ranked last in the Big 12 in total offense (314.3 yards per
game) and 10th in scoring (22.2 ppg). PASSING OFFENSE 45TH

RUSHING OFFENSE 113TH

PASSING DEFENSE 34TH

COACHING REPORT
RUSHING DEFENSE 80TH
Dan Hawkins is 16-33 in four seasons at Colorado. He was 53-11 in
five seasons (2001-05) at Boise State and won four WAC champi- TURNOVER MARGIN 97TH
onships, going 37-3 in league play.

HAWAII TIES
Associate head coach Brian Cabral is a
Saint Louis graduate. B.J. Beatty
RATING THE BUFFALOES (Kahuku) is a returning starter at
outside linebacker and Michael
The preseason media poll placed
Colorado fifth in the Big 12 North.

POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE

80 76 74 75
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES
Sipili (Damien) is in con-
tention for a spot inside.
Sione Tau (Damien) is a re-
serve offensive lineman.
43
Offensive lineman Kaiwi
Crabb (Punahou) signed
with CU in February.
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2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE

STAR PLAYER WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL

6 5 4 2 268 323 4-1 2-4 0-0

TEAM PREVIEW

The Buccaneers certainly don’t shy away from taking on the big names, although
the encounters haven’t been very pretty.
Charleston Southern absorbed a 56-point beating in Hawaii’s march to the Sugar
Bowl in 2007, then opened 2008 with a 52-7 pounding at Miami (Fla.). The Bucs had
road games against Florida and South Florida in the first three weeks of last season
as part of an 0-3 start in which they were outscored 163-17.
But they’ve recovered each time to remain a contender in the Big South, and went
6-2 last year upon returning to FCS competition.
CSU’s athletic administration has given Jay Mills’ crew three home games (against
North Greenville, Wofford and Mars Hill) to open this season — a first for the program
— before the late September trip to Hawaii and a visit to Kentucky in November.

Gerald Stevenson
Receiver/returner ➤ 5-10 • 165 • SR
Stevenson led the Bucs in receiv-
ing and was their second-leading
rusher. He set a school record for
all-purpose yardage with 302
against Wofford.
#
TEAM STRENGTHS
3
Bucs receiver Gerald Stevenson is already the program’s all-time leader in all-purpose
yards and was a first-team All-Big South selection after leading CSU in receiving with 55
catches for 724 yards and finishing second in rushing (364 yards). He’s also a dynamic
kick returner, with a school record 1,836 yards. CSU featured the stingiest pass defense
in the Big South and return all-conference safety Chris Kuzdale. John Paglia is on the
watch list for the Fred Mitchell Award, given to the top kicker in the FCS.

TEAM WEAKNESSES

NAT. RANKINGS (FCS) The Bucs allowed 299 yards per game and 40 touchdowns on the ground last
season as opponents gained nearly 6 yards per rush. They’ll have to replace the
SCORING 50TH leadership and productivity of linebacker Andrew McKain, the team’s leading
tackler last year.
PASSING OFFENSE 46TH

RUSHING OFFENSE 30TH

PASSING DEFENSE 14TH

COACHING REPORT
RUSHING DEFENSE 118TH
Jay Mills is 40-38 in seven years at CSU. He was previously of-
TURNOVER MARGIN 78TH fensive coordinator at Harvard, where he coached former Pac-
Five standout quarterback Neil Rose.

HAWAII TIES
Current UH defensive end Kamalu
Umu played for the Buccaneers in RATING THE BUCCANEERS
2008 before transferring to
Hawaii last year. The Big South coaches picked

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2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE
WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL
STAR PLAYER 4 8 3 5 350 309 4-1 0-7 0-0

TEAM PREVIEW
Derek Dooley managed a 17-20 record and one bowl appearance over three years
in Ruston. Not great certainly, but good enough to land him the head coaching gig
at Tennessee.
The Louisiana Tech administration replaced Dooley, son of Georgia legend Vince
Dooley, by hiring yet another young coach with storied bloodlines in Sonny Dykes.
Spike Dykes was the head coach at Texas Tech from 1986 to 1999, and Sonny’s
first shot as a head coach comes after 16 years as an assistant, the last three as
offensive coordinator at Arizona. He embarks on a transition year with a program
where consistency has been elusive, evidenced by last year’s 4-8 slide following a
bowl victory in 2008.

Phillip Livas # TEAM STRENGTHS

RECEIVER ➤ 5-8 • 175 • SR
An electrifying player anytime he
touches the ball, Livas is a threat
as a receiver and perhaps more
so on special teams. He has six
touchdowns on punt or kickoff
returns, two shy of the national
record.
6 Dykes retained defensive coordinator Tommy Spangler, architect of a unit that
finished 2009 second in the WAC in total and scoring defense. All-conference
linebacker Adrien Cole is back in the middle after making a team-high 93 stops last
year. Dykes’ spread offense could highlight the talents of receiver Phillip Livas. The
senior can be dazzling in the open field and as a kick returner. Tackle Rob McGill
anchors an offensive line that returns all five starters.
TEAM WEAKNESSES

NATIONAL RANKINGS Installing a pass-heavy system can be rough for an offense previously grounded
in the run game. Senior quarterback Ross Jenkins’ primary job was to hand off the
SCORING 46TH ball, but he did show progress as a passer with 17 touchdowns against five inter-
ceptions last year. He’ll have to hold off Steve Ensminger, an Auburn transfer who
PASSING OFFENSE 91ST ended last season as the fourth-string tight end. Replacing the interior presence of
All-WAC defensive tackle D’Anthony Smith won’t be easy.
RUSHING OFFENSE 29TH

PASSING DEFENSE 40TH

COACHING REPORT
RUSHING DEFENSE 81ST
Sonny Dykes is in his first year as a head coach. His father is
TURNOVER MARGIN 19TH
Texas Tech coaching legend Spike Dykes.

HAWAII TIES
LaTech cornerbacks coach Kevin Cur-
tis played for UH head coach Greg RATING THE BULLDOGS
McMackin at Texas Tech and with
the San Francisco 49ers. He A coaching change offers a clean

46
spent the last two years at
Navarro (Texas) Junior
College, where he helped
slate and a murky outlook.

POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE

75 80 85 78
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES
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➤ When October 9, 4 p.m. ➤ Where Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, Calif. ➤ Capacity 41,031 ➤ Surface Grass

2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE

WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL

8 5 6 2 440 369 4-1 4-3 0-1 STAR PLAYER

TEAM PREVIEW
In terms of wins, bowl games and rankings, the last decade has been the most
successful in Fresno State’s football history. Missing among the list of accolades: a
conference championship.
Head coach Pat Hill’s “anyone, anywhere, any time” philosophy has yielded some
marquee nonconference wins, propelling Fresno State to national prominence at
various points. But the Bulldogs haven’t managed to sustain the momentum
through the WAC schedule to add a title to the one they shared with Hawaii in 1999.
Fresno State has consistently posted seven- and eight-win seasons to remain regu-
lar participants come bowl season, and again merits mention among the WAC con-
tenders with eight starters back on both sides of the ball. Converting that potential
into a championship performance remains Hill’s ultimate measure.

TEAM STRENGTHS Chris Carter #

All five linemen who cleared the way for NCAA rushing champion Ryan Mathews
Defensive end ➤ 6-3 • 245 • SR 43
last season return. All-WAC guard Andrew Jackson and center Joe Bernardi form the
hub of the offensive line that paced the nation’s eighth-leading ground game last sea- Carter played most of last sea-
son. Quarterback Ryan Colburn returns as the incumbent starter after finishing 20th son with a cast on his injured
nationally in passing efficiency. All-WAC defensive end Chris Carter and linebacker hand, but managed to wrap up
Ben Jacobs lead the defense. Carter made 13 tackles for loss, including five sacks. 13 ballcarriers behind the line of
scrimmage.

TEAM WEAKNESSES
Defensive coordinators around the WAC probably exhaled deeply when Mathews NATIONAL RANKINGS
jumped to the NFL after his junior season. Robbie Rouse (5-foot-7, 185 pounds) pro-
vided an effective changeup as a freshman and will have to withstand the punish- SCORING 14TH
ment that comes with the featured role. While Carter had five sacks, the rest of the
team produced just six for a league-low total of 11. The Bulldogs will also need to PASSING OFFENSE 79TH
further fortify a run defense that ranked 111th in the country last year.
RUSHING OFFENSE 8TH

PASSING DEFENSE 32ND

COACHING REPORT
RUSHING DEFENSE 111TH
Pat Hill is 100-66 in 13 years. He’s the longest-tenured head TURNOVER MARGIN T-109TH
coach in the WAC.

HAWAII TIES
Fresno State’s second postseason
game came against UH in the
RATING THE BULLDOGS Pineapple Bowl on New Year’s Day
1941. Fresno State won 3-0.
Fresno State has the tools to reach
its 11th bowl game in 12 years.

POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE

86 79 84 85
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES
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➤ When October 16, 5:30 p.m. ➤ Where Aloha Stadium ➤ Capacity 50,000 ➤ Surface FieldTurf

2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE
WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL
STAR PLAYER 8 5 7 1 497 371 5-1 3-3 0-1

TEAM PREVIEW
Time was certainly Colin Kaepernick’s ally when the long-striding freshman quar-
terback was given control of the Wolf Pack offense in 2007. With Kaepernick at the
trigger, the Wolf Pack’s Pistol scheme has emerged among the nation’s most pro-
ductive units, leading the FBS in rushing last year with three backs covering more
than 1,000 yards each.
The last two years have also produced back-to-back runner-up finishes to WAC
champion Boise State, and Kaepernick is down to his final attempt at busting the
Broncos’ reign. Scoring has rarely been a problem with Kaepernick at the helm.
Keeping folks out of the end zone has been the primary obstacle between the Pack
and the top of the standings.

Colin Kaepernick # TEAM STRENGTHS

QUARTERBACK ➤ 6-6 • 215 • SR
Kaepernick became the second
player in NCAA history to rush
for 1,000 yards and pass for 2,000
in consecutive seasons. He ran
for 230 yards and four TDs and
passed for two scores in a 70-45
win over Idaho.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
SCORING
PASSING OFFENSE
RUSHING OFFENSE
10 Two-thirds of Nevada’s 1,000-yard club returns in Kaepernick and running back Vai
Taua. Taua ranked eighth in the country last year with 122.3 yards per game, but
missed the trip to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl due to academic deficiencies. He got back
into good standing for spring practice and leads a deep group of backs with Mike Ball
and Lampford Mark. Defensive end Dontay Moch led the WAC with 20 tackles for loss
and enters his final season as the league’s preseason defensive player of the year.
TEAM WEAKNESSES
Andy Buh, a former Wolf Pack linebacker, returned to Reno to take over a defense
that rated among the most generous in the land. The Pack finished next to last in
6TH the country in pass defense and gave up 33 touchdowns through the air. They
closed last season by getting torched by SMU in a Hawaii Bowl loss. Whether Buh, a
107TH co-defensive coordinator at Stanford last year, can tighten the coverage could dic-
tate the Pack’s title hopes.
1ST

PASSING DEFENSE 119TH

COACHING REPORT
RUSHING DEFENSE 22ND

TURNOVER MARGIN 75TH Chris Ault is 206-96-1 in 25 seasons. This is his 39th year associ-
ated with the school dating back to his playing career.

HAWAII TIES
Kalaheo graduate Mike Andrews
is a backup defensive lineman. RATING THE WOLF PACK
Hawaii special teams coordina-
tor Chris Tormey was The Pistol keeps on firing for

48
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from 2000 to 2003.
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POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE

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OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES
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2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE
WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL
STAR PLAYER 4 8 3 5 349 408 3-2 1-6 0-0

TEAM PREVIEW
Progress tends to be a relative measure.
Sure, Utah State labored through the program’s 12th straight losing season a year
ago. But the Aggies’ four wins marked their highest total since 2002.
Entering Gary Andersen’s second season since moving north from Salt Lake City,
coaches around the Western Athletic Conference predict a further rise to re-
spectability, voting the Aggies fourth in the preseason poll — the program’s highest
showing in six seasons of membership.
The Aggies return most of the skill position starters from an offense that set a
school record with 5,272 yards in total offense and closed 2009 with a 52-49 shootout
win over bowl-bound Idaho. Now they’re hoping to follow the Vandals’ path from the
conference depths to bowl contention.

Diondre Borel # TEAM STRENGTHS

Quarterback ➤ 6-0 • 190 • SR
Borel accounted for a WAC-best
278.6 yards per game in total of-
fense last year. He has the speed
to turn a crease into a big gain
and threw just four interceptions
in 366 attempts.
12 Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick tends to grab more attention, but Diondre Borel is push-
ing him for the title of the WAC’s top dual-threat quarterback. Borel led the conference
in total offense in 2009 and has refined his passing skills over his two years as the Ag-
gies’ starter. Always a big-play threat as a runner, he completed 58 percent of his
passes and tossed just four interceptions with 17 touchdowns as a junior. First-team
All-WAC linebacker Bobby Wagner returns after leading the conference with 115 stops.

TEAM WEAKNESSES

NATIONAL RANKINGS Good news, Utah State has nine starters back on defense. Bad news, the Aggies
finished last in the conference and 113th nationally in total defense. Improved line
SCORING 47TH play is a must after the Aggies struggled to hold their ground on both sides of the
ball. Borel was sacked 32 times last year and won’t have productive rusher Robert
PASSING OFFENSE 36TH Turbin — who suffered a season-ending knee injury in an offseason workout — to
help relieve the pressure.
RUSHING OFFENSE 20TH

PASSING DEFENSE 101ST

COACHING REPORT
RUSHING DEFENSE 110TH

TURNOVER MARGIN 24TH Gary Andersen is in his second year. The Aggies went 4-8 in the
former Utah defensive coordinator’s first season as head coach.

HAWAII TIES
Defensive line coach Chad Kauhaahaa is a
former Baldwin head coach. Offensive
line coach Alex Gerke spent the 2008 sea- RATING THE AGGIES
son as UH’s running backs coach. Maui
graduate Kamaloni Vainikolo is a Utah State offers potential on of-

50
defensive tackle. Their recruit-
ing class included quarter-
back Jeremy Higgins (Saint
fense but is it enough to offset a
porous defense?
POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE
80 67 70 76
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES
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Elvis Kamana-Matagi (King
Kekaulike) and safety Brian
Suite (Punahou).
IDAHO VANDALS
➤ When October 30, 5:30 p.m. ➤ Where Aloha Stadium ➤ Capacity 50,000 ➤ Surface FieldTurf

2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE
WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL
8 5 4 4 425 468 4-2 3-3 1-0 STAR PLAYER

TEAM PREVIEW

Last summer, Robb Akey’s tough talk about Idaho’s bowl aspirations probably
drew a few snickers.
Fast-forward 12 months and folks are taking the Vandals a little more seriously
these days.
A program that hadn’t broken .500 in a decade turned in the NCAA’s biggest turn-
around and closed an 8-5 season with a 43-42 win over Bowling Green in the Hu-
manitarian Bowl in Idaho’s first postseason appearance since 1998.
The Vandals return most of their skill position starters on offense and all but one
on defense, giving Akey a veteran group looking to build on last year’s break-
through.

TEAM STRENGTHS Shiloh Keo #

Quarterback Nathan Enderle absorbed his share of punishment in his first two
SAFETY ➤ 5-11 • 211 • SR 10
years in Moscow. He started hitting back as a junior, when he rose to fifth in the Keo was pressed into action as a
country in passing efficiency. The 6-foot-5 senior threw for 264.2 yards per game and true freshman in 2006, quickly
22 touchdowns while throwing nine interceptions, down from 17 in 2008. establishing himself as a play-
Safety Shiloh Keo is back for his fifth season (he redshirted due to injury in 2008) maker in the secondary and on
after posting 113 tackles last year. special teams. He recovered
from shoulder surgery in 2008 to
earn first-team All-WAC honors.
TEAM WEAKNESSES

The Vandals lost four starters on the offensive line, most notably guard Mike NATIONAL RANKINGS
Iupati, the San Francisco 49ers’ first-round draft pick. Whether that group can SCORING 20TH
keep Enderle clean and open holes for running backs Princeton McCarty and De-
onte Jackson could determine whether the Vandals remain in the conference’s PASSING OFFENSE 12TH
upper tier.
RUSHING OFFENSE 45TH

PASSING DEFENSE 116TH

COACHING REPORT
RUSHING DEFENSE 77TH
Robb Akey is 11-26 in three years at Idaho. He was previously the TURNOVER MARGIN 106TH
defensive coordinator at neighboring Washington State.

HAWAII TIES
Linebackers JoJo Dickson (Bald-
win) and Robert Siavii (Leilehua)
RATING THE VANDALS are returning starters. Dickson is
backed up by Conrad
Last year’s taste of success has
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2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE
WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL
STAR PLAYER 14 0 8 0 591 240 7-0 6-0 1-0

TEAM PREVIEW
One way or another, Boise State’s reign as the Western Athletic Conference’s domi-
nant program now comes with an expiration date.
This time next year, the Broncos will be members of the Mountain West Confer-
ence. For now, they have designs on adding an eighth WAC championship trophy to
the stash on the way out while shooting for even loftier goals.
The Broncos, winners of 14 straight, have folks across the country debating
whether a school from a non-automatic-qualifier conference could contend for the
BCS championship. Opening the season fifth in the USA Today preseason coaches
poll is a good place to start. How long they remain in that conversation depends
heavily on a season-opening trip to the East Coast to face Virginia Tech and a home
game against Oregon State on Sept. 25.

Kellen Moore
Quarterback ➤ 6-0 • 186 • JR
Moore’s accuracy is comple-
mented by his knack for avoiding
mistakes. The son of a high
school coach, he averages an in-
terception every 64 attempts in
his career.
#
TEAM STRENGTHS
11 There are quarterbacks with greater size and arm strength, but few operate an of-
fense as efficiently as Kellen Moore. The left-hander threw just three interceptions
last year while slinging 39 touchdown passes for the nation’s highest-scoring offense
(42.21 points per game). He has proven weapons to throw to in Titus Young and
Austin Pettis and a deep group of running backs led by senior Jeremy Avery.
Defensive end Ryan Winterswyk had 17 tackles for losses, including nine sacks, last
year. He’s among 10 starters returning to a unit that led the WAC in scoring and total
defense in 2009.

NATIONAL RANKINGS TEAM WEAKNESSES

SCORING 1ST The Broncos could rely on cornerback Kyle Wilson to lock down one side of the
field while providing a big-play threat on kick returns. Sophomore Jamar Taylor is
PASSING OFFENSE 29TH coming back from a redshirt year to contend for Wilson’s spot.
RUSHING OFFENSE 26TH

PASSING DEFENSE 21ST

COACHING REPORT
RUSHING DEFENSE 28TH

TURNOVER MARGIN 3RD Chris Petersen is 49-4 in four years at Boise State. His .925 win-
ning percentage is best among active coaches.

HAWAII TIES
Hawaii linebacker Kapono Rawlins-
Crivello began his career at Boise RATING THE BRONCOS
State. The Broncos signed former
Punahou standout Jeremy Boise State has won seven WAC ti-

54
Ioane in February. For-
mer UH defensive back
Keith Bhonapha is
tles in nine years of membership.

POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE

96 94 94 97
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES
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➤ When November 20, 5:30 p.m. ➤ Where Aloha Stadium ➤ Capacity 50,000 ➤ Surface FieldTurf

2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE
WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL
STAR PLAYER 2 10 1 7 165 414 2-4 0-6 0-0

TEAM PREVIEW
So you wanted to become a head coach, eh?
When Mike MacIntyre was hired to replace Dick Tomey and lead the San Jose
State program, he inherited a 2010 schedule that borders on ridiculous. The Spar-
tans open MacIntyre’s tenure with a trip to Tuscaloosa to face defending national
champion Alabama. They travel to Wisconsin the following week and close a mur-
derous September at Utah.
The schedule was designed to pump funds into the athletic department coffers
but could leave the Spartans drained by the time they open conference play.
The Spartans were a near-unanimous pick to finish last in the WAC in the presea-
son media and coaches polls and defying those expectations figures to be tough.

Duke Ihenacho # TEAM STRENGTHS

SAFETY ➤ 6-1 • 220 • SR
Ihenacho becomes only the
fourth player in San Jose State
history to earn multiple first-
team All-WAC selections. He’s the
Spartans’ top returning tackler
with 89 stops last year.
2 Safety Duke Ihenacho leads a secondary that ranked second in the WAC and 22nd
nationally in pass defense and gave up a league-low 13 touchdowns through the air.
Ihenacho is the Spartans’ top returning tackler, while cornerback Peyton Thompson
intercepted two passes and broke up nine others, good for second in the league.
Running back Lamon Muldrow averaged 4.5 yards per carry last year, leading the
Spartans with 592 yards and three touchdowns.

TEAM WEAKNESSES
Although the offense returns quarterback Jordan La Secla and receiver Jalal
NATIONAL RANKINGS Beauchman, the experience factor could be negated by the coaching change as
SCORING 118TH they acclimate to a new system. The offensive line remains a question after SJSU
quarterbacks were dropped for a league-high 271 yards in losses last year. The de-
PASSING OFFENSE 73RD fense ranked next to last in the country against the run, surrendering nearly 260
yards per game on the ground.
RUSHING OFFENSE 117TH

PASSING DEFENSE 22ND

COACHING REPORT
RUSHING DEFENSE 119TH

TURNOVER MARGIN 83RD Mike MacIntyre is in his first season at San Jose State. He was pre-
viously the defensive coordinator at Duke.

HAWAII TIES
Former SJSU head coach Dick Tomey
now lives on Oahu after retiring last sea-
son. Safety Manu Ngatikaura (Kahuku) RATING THE SPARTANS
and linebacker Braden Storaasli
Turning the Spartans around will

56
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pete for playing time. Re-
ceivers coach Brent Brennan
was a UH graduate assistant
be a tough task for a first-year head
coach.
POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE
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OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES
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2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE
WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL
3 10 1 7 149 411 2-4 1-6 0-0 STAR PLAYER

TEAM PREVIEW

The last two years have been a study in extremes in Las Cruces.
Prior to DeWayne Walker’s arrival, the Aggies’ prolific passing offenses under Hal
Mumme couldn’t keep pace with a defense that gave up yards and points at astound-
ing rates. Weary of the mounting losses, the administration hired the defensive-
minded Walker and the Aggies defense saw modest gains last year. The offense,
meanwhile, plummeted into the statistical abyss, finishing last in the country in scor-
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Walker hired Mike Dunbar as offensive coordinator with an eye on bringing some
semblance of balance to the desert. Dunbar was previously the OC at Minnesota
(2007-08) and California (2006) and is installing a spread offense in hopes of injecting
life into the unit.

TEAM STRENGTHS Davon House #

Walker, a cornerback in his playing days in the CFL and USFL, has two of the WAC’s
Cornerback ➤ 6-0 • 190 • SR 4
best in Davon House and Jonte Green. The duo broke up 21 passes between them last House led the WAC with 13
fall and head a secondary that returns intact. Defensive end Pierre Fils provides a passes broken up and inter-
pass-rushing presence on the defensive front. Seth Smith looks to build on a season in cepted three, returning one for a
which he became the first NMSU back to break the 1,000-yard barrier since 2000 and touchdown against Hawaii last
is joined by junior college standout Kenny Turner. season.

TEAM WEAKNESSES
No FBS team reached the end zone less frequently than the Aggies last year. NMSU NATIONAL RANKINGS
managed just 18 touchdowns in 13 games and gained 229.3 yards. The task of run-
ning Dunbar’s spread system will fall to either returnee Jeff Fleming or transfer Matt SCORING 120TH
Christian.
PASSING OFFENSE 118TH

RUSHING OFFENSE 66TH

PASSING DEFENSE 36TH

COACHING REPORT
RUSHING DEFENSE 114TH
DeWayne Walker went 3-10 in his first year at New Mexico State. TURNOVER MARGIN T-109TH
He led NMSU to its first win over rival New Mexico since 1999.

HAWAII TIES
Linebacker B.J. Adolpho and defensive
RATING THE AGGIES lineman David Niumatalolo are both
Kahuku graduates. Kawika Shook
A moribund offense needs a spark (Kamehameha) is expected
for the Aggies to ascend.

POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE

57 70 71 75
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES
to start at nose tackle. The
Aggies’ freshman class
includes former Leilehua 59
quarterback Andrew
Manley and Kahuku tight
end Jackson Kaka.
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2009 STATISTICS
OVERALL CONFERENCE
WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES PF PA HOME ROAD NEUTRAL
STAR PLAYER 5 7 3 5 298 389 4-3 1-4 0-0

TEAM PREVIEW

If Bobby Hauck was looking for a change of scenery, he certainly found it.
If the former Montana coach wanted a new challenge, he’s got that, too.
Mike Sanford couldn’t get the Rebels turned around in five years at the controls,
opening the way for Hauck to take his shot at an FBS head coaching job. So Hauck
traded life in Big Sky country for the big city glitz of The Strip. He also left behind the
stability of coaching a perennial FCS national championship contender at Montana
to oversee a transition at UNLV, a program that hasn’t posted a winning record since
2000.
It may still be a while before UNLV football becomes a prime attraction, but Hauck
is hoping the Rebels can break out of their status as an off-the-Strip afterthought.

Omar Clayton # TEAM STRENGTHS

QUARTERBACK ➤ 6-1 • 205 • SR
The dual-threat quarterback
threw for a career-high 340 yards
and three touchdowns in the
Rebels’ win over Hawaii last sea-
son. His career completion per-
centage of .598 is the best in
school history.
2 Receiver Phillip Payne was named to the preseason All-Mountain West Confer-
ence team after pulling in 58 catches for 661 yards and seven touchdowns. The 6-
foot-3 junior is a threat in the red zone, evidenced by his two touchdowns against
Hawaii last year. The Rebels also return their top two quarterbacks in Omar Clayton
and Mike Clausen. Clayton, a threat running and throwing, emerged from the spring
as the leading candidate after finishing fourth in the Mountain West in total offense
with 224.4 yards per game.

TEAM WEAKNESSES
NATIONAL RANKINGS Kraig Paulson followed Hauck from Montana to take over the Rebels’ defense.
He'll try to shore up a unit that hit bottom in the MWC last year and lost its top play-
SCORING 77TH
maker in linebacker Jason Beauchamp. Payne may have to contend with tighter
PASSING OFFENSE 50TH coverage with the departure Ryan Wolfe, the MWC’s all-time leading receiver.

RUSHING OFFENSE 86TH

PASSING DEFENSE 86TH COACHING REPORT

RUSHING DEFENSE 112TH
Bobby Hauck is in his first year at UNLV. He led Montana to the
TURNOVER MARGIN 77TH FCS national title game three times in seven years.

HAWAII TIES
Ramsey Feagai (Radford) is a leading
contender for a starting spot at de- RATING THE REBELS
fensive tackle. Sean Tesoro (Bald-
Folks in the desert hope new lead-

60
win) and Daniel Kaanana
(Kamehameha) are fresh-
man offensive linemen.
Assistant recruiting coor-
ership ignites UNLV.

POWER RATING: BASED ON 1-100 SCALE

76 68 75 78
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES
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is a former Baldwin
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1 Greg Salas SL 6-2 210 Sr. Chino, Calif. 54 Siaki Cravens LB 6-1 230 So. Temecula, Calif.
2 Allen Sampson SL 5-7 145 Fr. Tampa, Fla. 55 Kody Afusia OL 6-2 325 Fr. Midway City, Calif.
2 Lametrius Davis CB 6-0 195 Sr. Portland, Ore. 55 George Daily-Lyles LB 5-11 235 Fr. Long Beach, Calif.
3 Rodney Bradley WR 6-0 190 Sr. Corsicana, Texas 56 Matagisila Lefiti OL 6-0 285 Jr. Pavaiai, American Samoa
3 Aulola Tonga LB 6-3 225 So. Laie 56 TJ Taimatuia LB 6-3 225 Fr. Fagasa, American Samoa
4 Cayman Shutter QB 6-1 185 Fr. Kailua 57 Art Laurel LB 6-0 230 Fr. Wahiawa
4 Tank Hopkins CB 5-10 175 Sr. Marlin, Texas 58 Dustin Elisara LB 6-0 270 Fr. Kapolei
5 Billy Ray Stutzmann WR 6-0 165 Fr. Honolulu 59 Jordan Loeffler OL 6-5 300 Fr. Hilo
5 Jake Heun LB 6-2 225 Sr. Anchorage, Alaska 60 Clint Daniel OL 6-3 315 Jr. Kaneohe
6 Dustin Blount SL 5-6 160 Sr. San Bernardino, Calif. 60 Joseph Malabuyoc LB 6-0 230 Sr. Vancouver, B.C., Canada
7 Lewis Walker CB 5-11 175 So. Salt Lake City, Utah 61 London Sapolu OL 6-0 290 Jr. Costa Mesa, Calif.
8 Corey Nielsen QB 5-11 185 Fr. Cerritos, Calif. 61 Earvin Sione DL 6-5 190 So. Honolulu
8 Jeramy Bryant CB 5-10 175 Sr. Carson, Calif. 62 C. Winchester-Makainai OL 6-4 310 Fr. Kailua
9 David Graves QB 6-0 195 Fr. Folsom, Calif. 63 Brysen Ginlack OL 6-2 310 Sr. Kailua
9 Spencer Smith S 5-11 200 Sr. Marietta, Ga. 64 Elmer Lim III OL 6-1 285 Jr. Kamuela, Hawaii
10 Shane Austin QB 6-0 200 Jr. Camarillo, Calif. 65 Kaha‘i Choy OL 5-10 280 So. Haleiwa
10 Kawika Ornellas CB 5-9 180 So. Kapolei 66 Adrian Thomas OL 6-6 305 Sr. Bangor, NSW, Australia
11 Kevin Spain QB 6-1 200 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. 67 Tui‘atua Tuiasosopo OL 6-0 315 So. Ewa Beach
11 Steven Christian CB 6-0 170 So. El Dorado Hills, Calif. 68 Sean Shigematsu OL 6-4 270 Fr. Kapaa
12 Darryl McBride Jr. S 6-2 200 Jr. Philadelphia 68 Ho‘oikaika Cavaco-Amoy DL 6-2 235 So. Waimanalo
13 Justin Clapp WR 6-2 195 Fr. Concord, Calif. 69 Andrew Faaumu OL 6-3 305 Jr. Kihei
16 Brent Rausch QB 6-4 185 Sr. Cathedral City, Calif. 70 Kainoa LaCount OL 6-6 330 Sr. Kailua
17 Bryant Moniz QB 6-0 200 Jr. Wahiawa 72 Clayton Laurel OL 6-2 290 Jr. Wahiawa
18 Darius Bright WR 6-3 230 Jr. Fayetteville, N.C. 73 Drew Uperesa OL 6-2 260 So. Hauula
19 Richard Torres S 5-8 180 Jr. Kahuku 74 Frank Loyd Jr. OL 6-3 290 Fr. Aiea
20 Scott Enos PK 5-9 170 Sr. Granite Bay, Calif. 75 Bronson Tiwanak OL 6-1 295 Sr. Aiea
20 Desmond Dean DL 6-5 200 Fr. Tyler, Texas 75 Ikaika Mahoe DL 5-11 280 Sr. Hilo
21 Kealoha Pilares SL 5-11 205 Sr. Wahiawa 76 Brett Leonard OL 6-5 310 Jr. Hollister, Calif.
22 Steve Stepter S 5-9 190 So. Los Angeles 77 Dave Lefotu OL 6-3 305 Fr. Pearl City
23 John Lister RB 6-1 200 Fr. Thousand Oaks, Calif. 78 Kapono Rawlins-Crivello LB 6-1 240 Sr. Honolulu
23 Parker Paredes LB 5-10 205 Sr. Kaneohe 79 Casey Purdy OL 6-4 300 So. Honolulu
24 Jordan Monico RB 6-0 235 So. Mililani 80 DJ Armbrust SL 5-11 195 Fr. Charleston, S.C.
24 Aaron Brown LB 6-1 220 Jr. Puyallup, Wash. 81 Royce Pollard WR 6-0 175 Jr. San Diego, Calif.
25 Alex Green RB 6-2 230 Sr. Portland, Ore. 82 Jett Jasper WR 6-2 195 Jr. Lihue
26 Chizzy Dimude RB 5-10 200 Sr. Hayward, Calif. 83 Skye Kaapuni WR 6-0 170 Fr. Pearl City
27 Sterling Jackson RB 6-0 220 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 84 Joe Avery WR 6-5 180 Jr. Carson, Calif.
27 Tyler Hadden PK 5-10 170 Fr. Whittier, Calif. 85 Corey Paclebar SL 5-7 170 Fr. Pleasant Hill, Calif.
28 Jordan Gomes S 5-10 180 So. Kailua 86 Donnie King SL 5-7 150 Fr. Kapolei
29 Hogan Rosehill RB 6-2 220 Fr. Hilo 87 Mike Tinoco WR 6-2 200 Sr. Mission Viejo, Calif.
29 Gus Cunningham S 5-10 195 Fr. San Antonio, Texas 88 Ryan Henry SL 5-9 170 Sr. Los Angeles
30 Joey Iosefa RB 6-0 245 Fr. Pago Pago, American Samoa 89 Terence Bell WR 5-11 180 Jr. Santa Rosa, Calif.
30 Davidson Chimara CB 5-8 175 Jr. Miami, Fla. 89 Moses Samia DL 6-1 280 Fr. Ewa Beach
31 Alex Dunnachie P 6-6 220 So. Heidelberg, Victoria, Aust. 90 Elliott Purcell DL 6-3 250 Sr. Ewa Beach
31 Kamalani Alo S 6-2 205 Fr. Hauula 91 Veni Manu DL 6-3 205 Fr. Ewa Beach
33 John Hardy-Tuliau CB 5-11 165 Fr. Temecula, Calif. 92 Beau Yap DL 6-0 250 Fr. Pearl City
34 Jeremiah Ostrowski SL 5-9 175 So. Aiea 93 Waylon Lolotai DL 6-3 255 Fr. Lafayette, Colo.
34 Terry Wilson CB 5-6 170 Fr. Carson, Calif. 94 Kamalu Umu DL 6-3 270 Sr. Kapaa
35 Dee Maggitt CB 5-8 170 Fr. Tacoma, Wash. 95 Vaughn Meatoga DL 6-2 285 Jr. Kalaheo, Kauai
36 Bubba Poueu-Luna S 5-11 170 Fr. Temecula, Calif. 96 David Hafoka DL 6-1 330 Jr. San Mateo, Calif.
37 Kenny Estes S 6-0 210 Jr. Waimea, Kauai 97 Alasi Toilolo DL 6-3 255 Jr. Kapolei
38 Bennett Nicola WR 6-2 165 Fr. Glenwood Springs, Colo. 98 Liko Satele DL 6-2 260 Jr. Honolulu
38 Cory Daniel LB 6-0 240 Jr. Kaneohe 99 Haku Correa DL 6-1 280 So. Honolulu
40 Po‘okela Ahmad LB 6-1 210 Sr. Kapolei
41 Corey Paredes LB 5-11 235 Jr. Kaneohe Coaching Staff
42 Paipai Falemalu LB 6-3 240 So. Hauula Head Coach: Greg McMackin (3rd season)
43 Mana Silva S 6-1 210 Sr. Hilo Associate Head Coach (Secondary): Rich Miano
44 Alema Tachibana LB 6-2 210 Fr. Kahuku Assistant Head Coach (Defensive Ends): Cal Lee
45 Luke Ingram LS 6-5 230 So. Mililani Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks): Nick Rolovich
46 Kyle Niiro PK 5-11 205 So. Honolulu Defensive Coordinator (Linebackers): Dave Aranda
46 Kawika Borden S 6-1 200 Fr. Pearl City Assistant Coach (Running Backs): Brian Smith
47 Zach Masch DL 6-2 285 Jr. Nevada City Assistant Coach (Special Teams/Secondary): Chris Tormey
48 Josh Manupuna DL 6-2 285 Jr. Honolulu Assistant Coach (Offensive Line): Gordy Shaw
49 Kaniela Tuipulotu DL 6-2 300 Jr. Lahaina Assistant Coach (Defensive Tackles): Tony Tuioti
50 Laupepa Letuli OL 6-4 325 Sr. Torrance, Calif. Assistant Coach (Receivers): Darrel “Mouse” Davis
Director of Player Personnel: George Lumpkin.
50 Mana Lolotai LB 6-0 245 Sr. Kahuku
51 Austin Hansen OL 6-4 305 Jr. Yorba Linda, Calif.
51 Geordon Hanohano DL 6-1 295 So. Waianae
52
53
Mike Maracle
Levi Legay
DL
OL
6-4
6-3
245
280
Sr.
So.
San Diego
Kailua-Kona 63
53 Marcus Malepeai DL 6-1 255 Fr. Honolulu
 SEASONS IN REVIEW
A LOOK BACK
WARRIORS COULDN’T McMackin 2009 ended one win
OVERCOME INJURIES from a return to a bowl:
The Warriors’ bowl streak ended when a
late rally couldn’t quite overcome a six- W CENTRAL
HAWAII
ARKANSAS 20
25
game losing streak in an injury-plagued
midseason stretch. W HAWAII
WASHINGTON STATE
38
20
After two wins to open the season, an
early turning point came when a last- L HAWAII
UNLV
33
34
minute touchdown gave UNLV a 34-33 win
in a desert shootout. The slide accelerated L HAWAII
LOUISIANA TECH
6
27
when Greg Alexander, then the nation’s
leader in total offense, suffered a severe L FRESNO
HAWAII
STATE 42
17
knee injury at Louisiana Tech and a grue-
some broken leg ended wide receiver Rod- L HAWAII
IDAHO
23
35
ney Bradley’s season at Idaho.
Bryant Moniz, who began the year as the L BOISE
HAWAII
STATE 54
9
fourth-string quarterback, assumed the
starting role, while slotback Greg Salas L HAWAII
NEVADA
21
31
ranked among the nation’s receiving leaders
and after a nightmarish October, the War- W UTAH STATE
HAWAII
36
49
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ber. An overtime win at San Jose State and a W NEW MEXICO STATE
HAWAII
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24
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of bowl eligibility. strong start, stumbled in
But they couldn’t counter Wisconsin’s W NAVY
HAWAII
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HAWAII
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10
TEAM RATING
of a bowl berth.

A LOOK BACK
McMackin 2008 ended with a
ROUGH START, END bowl loss to the Fighting Irish:
TO MCMACKIN ERA L HAWAII
FLORIDA
10
56
The euphoria surrounding Hawaii’s Sugar
Bowl run of 2007 had largely dissipated and
a rough launch was expected with a rebuilt
W WEBER
HAWAII
STATE 17
37

offense and trips to Florida and Oregon

State in the season’s first three weeks.
L HAWAII
OREGON STATE
7
45

Performance and injuries led to a series of

shuffles at quarterback and after a 1-3 start,
L SAN JOSE STATE
HAWAII
20
17

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rected the Warriors to an overtime win at
W HAWAII
FRESNO STATE
32
29

No. 22 Fresno State, the program’s first road

win over a nationally ranked opponent. That
W LOUISIANA
HAWAII
TECH 14
24

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dramatic win over Nevada when Greg
L HAWAII
BOISE STATE
7
27

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The Warriors earned a third straight bowl
W NEVADA
HAWAII
31
38

berth with a win over Washington State but

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L HAWAII
UTAH STATE
14
30

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season.
W HAWAII
NEW MEXICO STATE
42
30

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W IDAHO
HAWAII
17
49

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a 49-21 win, ending the War-
W WASHINGTON
HAWAII
STATE 10
24
The Warriors struggled to
find Colt Brennan’s suc-
riors’ year at 7-7. L CINCINNATI
HAWAII
29
24
TEAM RATING
cessor until Greg Alexan-
der seized control and led
64 NOTRE DAME
L HAWAII 49
21
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