Academics

June Jones is cracking down on academics, for the walk-ons at least, but it's probably part of a system-wide crackdown, which is a good thing.

Jason Kaneshiro profiles A.J. Martinez, who is moving on up at corner, where he excelled in high school, but hasn't played while at UH. This sounds encouraging:

Back on defense this spring, Martinez delights in delivering hits again rather than absorbing them, and breaks into a wide grin when talking about being locked up with a receiver in man coverage.

"Not to be cocky or anything, but I do enjoy the challenge and going one-on-one with the best guys out there and seeing what they've got and giving them what I've got," he said.

And Brad Kalilimoku continues to recover from a hamstring injury, limiting his time to learn the strong safety position, but Michael Malala has impressed coaches during Brad's absence.