UH has set their starting OL...at least for now

HSA Note: "In yesterday's first spring practice in pads, the No. 1 offensive line was: left tackle Clayton Laurel, left guard Brett Leonard, center Matagisila Lefiti, right guard Chauncy Winchester-Makainai and right tackle Levi Legay. Laurel, Leonard and Lefiti will be fifth-year seniors in the fall. They have combined for one start, by Leonard. Legay will be a fourth-year junior. Winchester-Makainai, who played in 11 games in 2010, will be a sophomore."


About their starters on the OL right now, OL coach Gordy Shaw said:
"Right now, we think we have the five best players starting." (HSA)


About how the starting group will remain the same this week, but might change when they return on March 28 after spring break, Shaw said:
"We might make some adjustments after the break. That's when you might see a change up or down." (HSA)


About having Lefiti and Leonard rotate between C and LG, switching after each 4 snaps yesterday, Shaw said:
"They're both among the top five. No doubt." (HSA)


Shaw said that they had planned for Winchester-Makainai to compete at RT, but after several evaluation meetings they decided:
"he has to be an inside guy." (HSA)


Asked if he was discouraged when he was not invited to training camp in 2008 despite participating in the spring training that year, Legay sadi:
"No, it was the desire to play, really. I wanted to get out on the field." (HSA)


About his protein-rich diet and extra time in the weight room to get a better chance to play, Legay said:
"If I'm a little too light in practice, I'll gain a little weight." (HSA)


About Legay, Shaw said:
"Fundamentally, he's pretty sound. He knows the offense. He's holding down the position for now. He will get challenged, for sure." (HSA)


Praising the improvement of senior London Sapolu, Shaw said:
"He's improved tremendously. He struggled not so much with knowing the offense, but knowing how to perform in the offense." (HSA)


About how they will have at least 3 new OL starters for the 4th year in a row, Shaw said:
"The system is in place. It's no different than at wide receiver or anywhere else in our offense. The system is there. The players learn the system, and they perfect their techniques within the system, and they become good players." (HSA)

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