Quotes from the local papers

Right before entering their bus going to the airport yesterday, Colt said to a reporter:
"Everything is good." (HA)

JJ said that Colt:
"is fine" (HA)


About how Colt has been cleared to play, JJ said:
"Yup. They've done everything (all tests). (They found) that he's fine." (HSB)

"If the game were (yesterday), I would say Colt would play." (HSB)


Asked if he thought Colt would start vs. Nevada, JJ said:
"I do." (HA)

"He will." (HA)

HA Note: "Jones and the UH medical staff will make a final decision tomorrow."


About how he wants to play but the doctors and JJ could keep him out, Colt said:
"I want to play. But I don't get to make that decision. I have no say." (HA)

HA Note: "Brennan appeared to be agitated at his limited work yesterday. He received a third of the snaps — two plays to every four for quarterback Tyler Graunke — during drills against the scout-team defense. Brennan was held out of drills against UH's starting defense"


About how it was more important for Colt to work against the scout team because they were emulating Nevada's defense, JJ said:
"He was in there for the Nevada stuff. The stuff we run (against the defensive starters) we don't run against Nevada." (HA)


Unhappy with being limited to 5 passes vs. the scout team, Colt said:
"But those were four or five good passes." (HA)


About why Colt's condition has been upgraded, JJ said:
"After talking more about it, (medical officials are) not even sure (Brennan) was knocked out. The doctors went out there right away, and his eyes were open, so they're not even sure. It was just a hard hit." (HA)


About Malcolm Lane missing practice while wearing a wrist brace on his right hand, JJ said:
"He kind of jammed it. I told him to sit out." (HA)


HA Note: "With Jason Rivers taking an examination yesterday, Ryan Mouton, Keenan Jones and Michael Washington alternated as the two kick returners."


About how UH ran their Pistol offense against Fresno State 8 times (4 rushes for 33 yards, 4 pass completions for 80 yards), Nevada coach Chris Ault said:
"We did see that." (HA)

HA Note: "In the Pistol, the quarterback is in the shotgun, 4 yards from the line of scrimmage, and the running back is 3 yards directly behind the quarterback. In UH's four-wide offense, Brennan also is 4 yards from the line of scrimmage, but the running back is aligned on his side. UH running back Daniel Libre said the Warriors took one week to implement the Pistol, which gives the back a panoramic view of the defense and more running options.

Jones said it was an easy adjustment because he used to run a variation, except the quarterback was under center instead of in the shotgun. Jones said he began using the shotgun when he was with the Houston Oilers two decades ago."


About how Syracuse also has started to use the Pistol, Ault said:
"It's getting pretty widespread." (HA)



About how both Tyler and Inoke are preparing to play, Dan Morrison said:
"Tyler will be next and Inoke will probably get some playing time as well. They'll both see playing time. You have to prepare for this, and they're both planning on doing that. So in their mind-set, they assume they will play." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Just because Brennan is cleared doesn't necessarily mean he will receive the bulk of playing time against the Wolf Pack. He took just five snaps against the Warriors' scout team during practice yesterday, and backups Tyler Graunke and Inoke Funaki still got the lion's share of the work."


Not making excuses about their short work week because they prepared for Nevada during their bye week, GM said:
"This is a Thursday for us because we lose a day, (but) we worked on Nevada during the bye week (before Fresno State). So, we broke down the film and looked at what they did and plan, then compare it to what they've done. We've had enough time, it's just the players getting refreshed. I think we've had a chance to be prepared." (HSB)


Praising Nevada's offense, GM said:
"I think (Lippincott) is a great player, a great downhill player. He hits it hard, and doesn't stop. I think he's a (former Dallas Cowboys great) Walt Garrison, hard-nosed running back. He's got 1,000 yards, and they throw to him a little bit. I think he's one of the best runners in the country." (HSB)

HSB Note: "McMackin lavished praise on Nevada junior running back Luke Lippincott, who is tops in the conference in rushing yards per game at 117.1, and respects the dual threat of freshman quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has shown a propensity for both the run and pass. Nevada is ninth nationally in total offense at more than 494 yards per game. Hawaii is third at more than 534, and also leads the WAC in rushing defense."



Praising Nevada's DL, Dennis McKnight said they were
"probably the best D-line we'll play." (HSB)

"Their ends are up the field, and if you lean on them they'll spin back inside on you. Their inside guys press the pocket and are relentless like junkyard dogs, which is what you want." (HSB)