Miah Ostrowski is a football starter for the first time since 2006

About how he hasn't been a starter in football since he was at Punahou in November 2006, Miah Ostrowski said it was:
"a long, long time ago." (HSA)


About being their #1 right slotback when training camp opens, Ostrowski said:
"It's different expectations for me. (The job is) mine to lose right now. ... I feel I'm ready physically — hands, quickness — it's just about not being nervous. We'll see when the time comes. I think I'll be fine. I used to get nervous before every basketball game. I guess that's natural." (HSA)


About starting for the UH basketball game last season, Ostrowski said:
"To me, basketball is pretty much second nature. Football is getting there. Right now, basketball is more comfortable. But once I play more football, I'll be more comfortable." (HSA)


About how he plays basketball in his free time, Ostrowski said:
"I still go into the basketball gym and work on things myself, just to keep up the quickness. Just working up for basketball — running up and down the court — is good, I think, for hand-eye coordination, change of speed, and change of direction. There are some things you can't get out of just running for cardio. I don't play five-on-five, but I work on hand-eye coordination." (HSA)


About how weightlifting hasn't hurt his jump shot, Ostrowski (who weighed 167 when playing basketball last season and wants to be no more than 175 for the football season) said:
"I've been lifting for football for quite a while. My body got used to it." (HSA)


About how he runs pass routes every weekday and is looking forward to training camp, Ostrowski said:
"I've been putting in a lot of work. I can't wait." (HSA)


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