Feature on Keoni Steinhoff

Praising Steinhoff, OL coach Brian Smith said:
"Keoni's been real steady for us. He's one of the most experienced of the bunch as far as playing in games and being in the system for five years." (HSB)

About their struggles on offense in practice yesterday, Ron Lee said:
"Today was a good reminder that we lost everybody -- quarterback, receivers, and we're still searching. We didn't make the plays we needed to, that was a little bit about inexperience. We need to work on that." (HSB)

About Ron Lee talking about their struggles on offense, Royce Pollard said:
"Coach Lee knows what he's talking about. We're going to watch a lot of film. He's going to look at this probably a million times, and help us try to correct every mistake, help us have a better offensive day." (HSB)

Feeling like his Warrior career is passing by very quickly, Steinhoff said:
"As I look at it, the days go by so fast. The next thing you know it's going to be the end of the season, already. I try to enjoy every day as much as I can, get as many reps as I can and try to help our younger guys. I can't miss any practices; this is my last chance to play. ... If you think about it, we play Florida two Saturdays from now. It's going to go by extremely fast." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Over time, Steinhoff developed from a promising walk-on, following his graduation from Damien, into a 6-foot-3, 280-pound starter who enters 2008 among the most seasoned of the linemen. He stepped into the position vacated by Dane Uperesa after the 2006 campaign and started all 13 games at right tackle last season."

About how Steinhoff walked on to the team, Brian Smith (who was a graduate assistant during Steinhoff's redshirt freshman year) said:
"He was a walk-on and undersized, but we saw a lot of potentia. He's just a kid who's always bought into the fundamentals of the program. He paid attention to the linemen who played before him and took coaching from them as well as the coaches." (HSB)

About how Smith's emphasis on fundamentals has helped him refine his game, Steinhoff said:
"He's shown me a lot of mistakes I've made in the past and I try to do my best to improve on it. I think I just have to work on my hands, my punch, getting guys off of me." (HSB)

About how the Sugar Bowl has motivated him all offseason, Steinhoff said:
"It's still in my mind, every day somebody mentions it. It puts a chip on my shoulder and keeps me driving every day, makes me work harder and prepare for our bigger opponents. It does help me, but it's in the past." (HSB)

About how their D is trying to prepare them for Florida, Smith said:
"Our defense is giving us a good fast look every day and we're playing at a fast tempo, trying to make it as stressful for them as possible." (HSB)

Looking forward to watching his brother play basketball (he was HSB All-State Player of the Year and will be a freshman at HPU this fall), Steinhoff said:
"Once football's over I'm going to be at every one of this games. I'm one of his biggest fans." (HSB)