Go Chad

The Star-Bulletin has a profile on Chad Owens as he tries to make Jacksonville's squad this year. He says he's learned from last year's mistakes.

Owens said this year's camp is much different.

"It's a whole lot easier," Owens said. "It's more comfortable. Nothing is new. I feel things are starting to click."

Owens, who left Hawaii with 14 school receiving and kick return records, has a new focus this season.

Good luck to Chad!

In current Warrior news, punter Kurt Milne is trying to get tickets for the Alabama game to accomodate all his friends and family in the area.

The Warriors' senior punter already has 12. Each player making the trip to the game is allotted four tickets, and snapper Jake Ingram and running back Reagan Mauia told Milne he can have theirs.

I'm sure he'll get enough. In the same article, Dave Reardon talks about Nate Ilaoa's brother Aaron also attending the game. Aaron is a Marine and has been to Iraq and Afghanistan.

"He's come to a lot of my games over the years, but that will probably be the only one this year," Ilaoa said. "He's getting sent out pretty soon, to Afghanistan again, I think.

And Cal Lee has good things to say about UH's two starting inside linebackers, Solomon Elimimian and Adam Leonard, who trained in Seattle this summer.

Lee said both came back in better shape than they left Hawaii in after spring camp.

"They're responsible people," Lee said. "They knew what they had to do and they did it. We knew they would be in top shape."

Good to hear.