Feature on the leading returning WRs

HA Note; "The University of Hawai'i's Malcolm Lane, Greg Salas, Aaron Bain and Michael Washington are hoping the sequel to last season's "Fantastic Four" receivers will get rave review just like the original. The quartet practiced with the first-team offense yesterday as the Warriors suited up in pads for the first time this spring. All four played sparingly last season and combined for 25 receptions for 429 yards and five touchdowns."

About how their group is trying to establish themselves, Bain said:
"We're trying to get an identity for ourselves. I thought we proved ourselves a little bit today (at practice). Each day we're going to get better and better." (HA)

HA Note: "Lane, a junior, was aligned at right wideout; Salas, a sophomore, was at left wideout; Bain, a senior, was the right slotback; and Washington, a senior, was the left slotback for yesterday's practice."

About how they are on the first team now, Lane said:
"The limelight is on all four of us new receivers. We have to step up together as one, as a unit." (HA)

About their WR starters last year, Washington said:
"What they accomplished was tremendous for this program and for themselves. As far as the receivers' standpoint the guys that have been here two, three years, we don't feel like it's a big slack off and stuff." (HA)

About proving themselves, Bain said:
"As far as proving ourselves, we have a lot to prove still yet, but it doesn't mean that we're starting from square one." (HA)

About how their new WRs need to step up, Salas said:
"We have to step up and play as well as the other players did to continue our success." (HA)

HA Note; "Lane, Salas, Bain and Washington practiced primarily with the second team last season so they're familiar with one another."

About how they have chemistry from being on the 2nd team together last season, Bain said:
"I think the chemistry is pretty good because we've been here for a while. Just enough so we know where everybody is going to be out on the field, we know everybody's tendencies." (HA)

About Inoke and Tyler, Lane said:
"I love both of them. Me and Tyler probably have a lot more chemistry together. Either one of them that gets the start, we're going to be great going in to Florida (for the season opener)." (HA)

About having the QB under center, Ron Lee said:
"Definitely a change under center. It's faster. The ball will come out faster, the receivers have to be where they're supposed to be faster. The defense has to do things a little quicker in their coverages and so forth. It speeds the game up." (HA)

Unsure if he'll be returning kicks and be a starting WR, Lane said:
"That's a good question. A lot of people have asked me that. I'm going to focus on receiver, but if they need me back there returning kicks, then I'll go back there and return some kicks." (HA)

About how he's only started 1 game as a Warrior (during his freshman year), Washington said:
"Getting to this took 3 1/2 years of hard work on the field and off the field. But I just stay hungry and humble, and when the time comes just take it." (HA)

HA Note: "The Warriors' second-team receivers yesterday were: senior Dylan Linkner (right wideout), sophomore Kealoha Pilares (right slotback), junior Jon Medeiros (left slotback) and freshman Joe Avery (left wideout). Hawai'i head coach Greg McMackin and Lee also mentioned freshman Miah Ostrowski as a player who could break into the lineup this season."

HA Note: "Malcolm Lane's family is in the process of moving from Hanau, Germany, to Hawai'i. Lane said his older brother moved here early last week, and his younger brother, mother and stepfather will arrive Sunday. He added they'll probably live at Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa. In past summers, Lane traveled to Germany to visit his family."

About how his family is moving to Hawaii (from Germany), Lane said:
"I'll be here all summer, too. I usually go home to Germany. My family is out there, but my family is going to be out here and be stationed out here. So I'll be out here all summer." (HA)