Quotes from training camp

About how it is not known if he will receive a scholarship this fall, Viliami Nauahi said:
"It doesn't matter to me. I could care less about the scholarship now. I'm just happy to have this opportunity." (HA)


About being told to stop practicing while UH waited for his JC transcripts, only to be cleared 4 hours later, LWJ said:
"My (junior) college said they sent something, but it didn't happen. So they re-sent it, and now everything is good. I wasn't nervous." (HA)

HA Note: "But left wideout Joe Avery, a 2007 graduate of Banning High in California, was not as fortunate. He is awaiting paperwork from Banning officials. Avery said he expects to resume practicing on Monday."


About how Lewis and Newberry are the starting CBs right now, GM said:
"They're the starters at this point. Everything is up for competition. We're going to play the best guys. Both of those guys in the spring and fall camp — Gerard and Myron — kept getting better and better. They won 11 games with them last year. They're good players. They haven't done anything to hurt themselves." (HA)

HA Note: "McMackin said first-year Warriors Ryan Mouton, Jakeem Hawkins and Calvin Roberts will receive extended playing time at cornerback during today's practice."


About giving the new CBs extended playing time during today's practice, GM said:
"We need to see more of the others. We've got two weeks (before the Sept. 1 opener against Northern Colorado). We have a lot of competition." (HA)


HA Note: "Safety Erik Pedersen said he did not suffer any damage to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Although the ACL is "loose," Pedersen said, a magnetic resonance imaging said the ACL "is still attached and everything is good." "


About the good news about his knee, Pedersen said:
"I was really excited. I had a smile on my face. I can't wait to come back." (HA)


About practicing despite a dislocated finger on his right hand, Lane said:
"Everything is fine." (HA)


About serving as scout team QB, transfer Jake Santos said:
"Right now I'm just an arm, just a body. But I get to be out here competing and making the others better. I hope next year I get a chance, and I'm not just an arm." (HA)

"I know I can't play (in games), so being on the scout team is my season right now. I look forward to doing that. I get to learn a new offense every week and try to make the defense better." (HA)


About offering tips to Santos, Colt said:
"He's getting a feel for it. Coach Jones sees great potential for him to compete for playing time next year. This is just giving him a head start. It's not a tease. He should be thankful he's out here because he is a redshirt. There are some guys who could have been in camp and he has their spot. I think he's grateful for the chance." (HA)

HA Note: "Jones said Santos' work has not gone unnoticed. Jones studies videos of every play in practice. Santos, who will be a senior in 2008, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee at Missouri Southern. He missed the 2006 season."


About how his ACL has completely healed and he doesn't have to wear a brace, Santos said:
"I don't really have to wear a brace because the quarterbacks aren't allowed to be touched in practice." (HA)


About petitioning the NCAA for a medical hardship that would allow him to play in 2009, Santos said:
"Even if that plan fails, I'm very happy to be here. My dream was to be at a D-1 school. Now I'm here, and I'm living the dream. I'm in Hawai'i. It's awesome." (HA)


About the importance of the scrimmage they could be having today, JJ said:
"A lot of things will sort themselves out when we go live." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Jones said this week David Farmer, Leon Wright-Jackson and Kealoha Pilares will be the primary running backs this season. Pilares has been seeing a big chunk of the first-team reps recently, especially when the Warriors run the ball. He took a couple of big hits yesterday, one from Keenan Jones (forcing a fumble) and another by R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane."


Considering himself a country boy, Brad Kalilimoku said:
"I totally could live on a ranch, I don't like the busy, fast pace." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Kalilimoku's two passions are football and ranching. When he's not in school or involved in team activities, he likes to spend time at Kualoa Ranch in Kaaawa or the Gunstock Ranch in Laie. He competed in a rodeo last June at Gunstock."


About how Brad did when he competed in a rodeo last June, his father Fred said:
"Not bad for his first time." (HSB)


About competing in cow sorting, where 3 cowboys on horseback compete to round up 10 cows and keep them contained in a specified area, Kalilimoku said:
"It's pretty hard, because you have to keep an eye on them after you catch them." (HSB)


About how Brad has been riding horses since he was 8, Fred Kalilimoku said:
"My wife (Roxanne) was in the Aloha Week Parade (as a pa'u rider) for Oahu. We put him on a horse after the parade and let him ride. From then on, he was on a horse every chance he got." (HSB)


Kalilimoku is a Hawaiian language major and spent 2 weeks on the Big Island in a Hawaiian language immersion program, saying about his Hawaiian speaking:
"I wouldn't say I'm fluent, but I can hold conversations." (HSB)


About how Parker Ranch veteran Abraham Akau is his mentor for paniolo knowledge and experience, Kalilimoku said:
"I've learned a lot about the traditional ways from him. I hope to someday own my own horses." (HSB)


Crediting ranching for helping him bulk up to 222 pounds, Kalilimoku said:
"I'm getting stronger. I tackle and brand cows, and they're heavier than the guys." (HSB)


Praising Kalilimoku, JJ said:
"He's become a really solid football player. He's got great athleticism and really worked hard this summer. He gets better every year. He's settling into the scheme." (HSB)