JC RB Sterling Jackson will join the Warriors for training camp

About being added to the 105-player roster for the training camp that begins on August 4, Sterling Jackson said:
"It's a nice fit. I want to be part of the program." (HSA)

HSA Note: "Jackson is 6 feet 1 and 225 pounds. As a senior at Stephenson High in Stone Mountain, Ga., Jackson ran 100 meters in 10.7 seconds. He spent the past two years at Mendocino. In nine games last season, he rushed for 737 yards. He ranked 19th in the state in yards per carry (6.0) and 25th in rushing yards per game (81.9). He also rushed for 10 touchdowns. There are 71 football teams competing in the California Community College Athletic Association. By competing for the California team in the Triumphant Sports Bowl, billed as an all-star game, Jackson is considered to be a junior college All-America player. Mendocino runs a four-wide, one-back offense that is, formation-wise, similar to the Warriors' attack."

About how his coaches at Mendocino sent his highlight videos to the UH coaches, Jackson said:
"They called my coaches and let me know they were interested." (HSA)

HSA Note: "After several conversations with UH running backs coach Brian Smith, who recruits in California, Jackson agreed to join the Warriors. Jackson said he will have three years to play two UH seasons."

HSA Note: "Linebacker David Pa'aluhi, a Waianae High graduate who was Oregon State's second-leading tackler in 2009, has decided not to join the Warriors. Instead, Pa'aluhi will enlist in the Army with the intent of eventually joining Special Forces. Pa'aluhi, a new father, requested -- and received -- a release from his Oregon State football scholarship to enlist in the Army. He returned to Hawaii, then had second thoughts, and contacted the UH football coaches. The Warriors reserved a roster spot for Pa'aluhi, and were awaiting his signature on enrollment forms. But Pa'aluhi's father notified the UH coaches that he decided to enlist."

HSA Note: "People with knowledge of the situation said quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, a Saint Louis School graduate who played the past two seasons at Oregon, will not join the Warriors."

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