Mouse Davis will be named UH's WR coach today

HSA Note: "Darrel "Mouse" Davis, 77, credited as the designer of the modern run-and-shoot offense, is expected to rejoin the Warriors' coaching staff, according to people familiar with the situation. Although his job title will be assistant coach in charge of receivers, Davis' primary function will be to serve as mentor to first-year offensive coordinator Nick Rolovich. Rolovich, a record-setting passer for the Warriors in 2001, was UH's quarterbacks coach the past two seasons."

Praising UH's hiring of Mouse, former UH WR coach Ron Lee said:
"The university is very fortunate to get a guy of Mouse's caliber. He's great with the players. He's got so much knowledge. They're getting the architect." (HSA)

Ron Lee said that until the mid-1970s:
"everybody used the I formation." (HSA)

HSA Note: "Lee, who experimented with a one-back formation as Kalani High's coach, was invited to attend Portland State's spring practice in 1975. Later, as Kaiser High's head coach, Lee's four-wide offense helped set several passing records. The Cougars won the 1979 Oahu Prep Bowl."

About how the four-wide offense helped Saint Louis dominate high school football in Hawaii for nearly 2 decades, Ron Lee said:
"It all started with that offense. Everybody was running the ball back then. We didn't have any personnel, and (the run-and-shoot) gave us a chance. Now everybody is using Mouse's offense." (HSA)

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