"Right now it's Shane Austin and … it's Shane Austin." (HSB)
About how Inoke will take reps at QB this week, Mac said:
"He's going to be a guy that comes in if we have any more problems." (HSB)
About how Rausch and Moniz will be able to return to practice soon to increase the QB depth, offensive coordinator Ron Lee said:
"We're starting to get them back." (HA)
HA Note: "Moniz, Rausch and Shane Austin, who played the final three quarters against Boise State, will be on the 64-player travel roster for Saturday's game against Nevada. Greg Alexander, who started the first four games, is out for the season after suffering two ligament tears in his left knee. Austin took the majority of the snaps in the so-called "walk-through" yesterday, in which the offense ran plays against a scout defense comprised of offensive reserves. Rausch, in his first workout since Sept. 10, was in for two series totaling eight plays. He completed four of six passes; one of his throws to the flat was intercepted by Hogan Rosehill."
About going through his first practice since September 10, Rausch said:
"I felt good out there." (HA)
"I'm just going to show up to practice and it's not really up to me how many reps I get. They're just going to toss me in there and see how it goes." (HSB)
HSB says that Rausch is still getting used to throwing with the last two fingers of his hand taped together.
HA Note: "Rausch had suffered a diagonal fracture on the lower part of his right pinkie. Yesterday, the pinkie and the ring finger on his right hand were taped together. He said that provided cushion in case he hit his right hand against a teammate's helmet on his follow-through."
About his pinkie, Rausch said:
"I just don't want to catch it on anything." (HA)
About how the taping does not affect his grip on the football, Rausch said:
"I don't really use my pinkie; maybe a little bit on the release." (HA)
About how Rausch will be rusty after sitting out practices since September 10, Rolo said:
"He hasn't thrown a ball competitively in a while. He's warmed up a little bit to test it out, but it's been six weeks now. We have to see what kind of rust there is, if any, and where he is mind-set-wise." (HSB)
Hoping to be able to play against Nevada, Moniz said:
"Everything's good, so hopefully I get out there on the field this week. I think I should be 100 percent come Saturday." (HSB)
HA Note: "Moniz suffered the concussion when he was struck on the back of the helmet after he was sacked. In the past, doctors used a three-grade system to rate concussions. Although that system is no longer in place, Moniz's concussion was found to be "mild.""
About his concussion, where he experienced dizziness and temporary loss of balance, Moniz said:
"I didn't even think it was a concussion. I had (a concussion) before, and this one wasn't as bad compared to that one." (HA)
Moniz said that he will be back at practice:
"at least by Wednesday, that's for sure." (HSB)
Moniz said that one benefit of sitting out practices is that:
"my arm will be rested." (HA)
HA Note: "Moniz said he had some arm fatigue during last week's practices. He estimates he throws between 100 and 150 passes every two-hour practice. The Warriors have yet to announce a starting quarterback for the Nevada game. But, if healthy, Moniz will start."
About how Shane Austin and Brent Rausch will split the reps today, Ron Lee said:
"It will be a big day for both of them." (HA)
About the QB that will start against Nevada, QB coach Nick Rolovich said:
"We want to put in a guy who's healthy enough and gives us the best chance." (HA)
HA Note: "Rolovich said Austin graded well Saturday except for the three interceptions. On the pick in the end zone, Austin thought slotback Jon Medeiros would run a flatter route. On another, he mis-read the coverage on wideout Joe Avery."
About misreading the coverage on Avery on that interception, Shane Austin said:
"I thought I had him wide open. I had a guy in my face. I wanted to get it out to him. Joe is 6-5. I tried to use his height. The problem is I can't get enough momentum or energy into the throw when you're throwing off the back foot. You always see it on ESPN. When people are throwing off the back foot, it's always a pick. I have to step into throws and make better decisions and try not to throw any cheap balls off my back foot anymore." (HA)
About the benefit he got from his game reps, Austin said:
"It's not the easiest opponent to have your first game against, but it's good to get the experience in. Now I know what to expect in that situation and I can prepare for that next time. I felt fine, I didn't feel nervous, I felt ready to go in there and I think there were some good things that came out of it. But there's definitely a lot of stuff for me to work on, obviously." (HSB)
About how he will be ready to play against Nevada, Austin said:
"If they need me to go, I'm ready to go. I'll be mentally prepared and physically prepared for this game at Nevada. This is going to be a tough test for us, but we have to come out there ready to play." (HSB)
HSB Note: "McMackin doesn't often advocate full-speed hitting in practice, but indicated he'll make an exception this week to address the Warriors' plummeting turnover ratio. After UH fumbled the ball away three times against Boise State on Saturday, McMackin said the Warriors are "going to have to go live on that" with a drill to reinforce ball security on offense and stripping the ball loose on defense."
About how they will have full-speed hitting in practice this week, Mac said:
"We're going to have two defensive players and one offensive player and I pray that we don't get hurt. It's something you do in preseason, but we can't fumble the ball like that." (HSB)
"It's something we do in preseason, but we can't fumble the ball like that. We've got to work together to get that solved and we've got to do that this week because it's a disease." (HSB)
HSB Note: "UH has fumbled seven times in the past four games, losing six. The defense has one fumble recovery in the past five games."
About how they need to cut down on fumbles, Mac said:
"We've got to work together to get that solved and we've got to do that this week, because it's a disease. Right now it's a disease and we've lost five games." (HSB)
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