Run Stop

June Jones talks about how Hawaii did in the Bama game. There are many things to be optimistic about down the road.

"Our defensive line just played fabulously," Jones said. "(Defensive coordinator Jerry Glanville's) got a good scheme against the run, he always has ever since I've known him. We had guys in the right place and sometimes we didn't. But having (safety) Leonard (Peters) back there the difference was they didn't go for a 70-yard run, he tackled them for an 8- or 9-yard gain."

Stephen Tsai writes that Nate Ilaoa is doing better after suffering a concussion during the game. Nasty says that he won't miss any games. Let's hope the doctors agree!

Tsai also highlights Reagan Mauia's performance in Saturday's game. June Jones says that he's a "powerful player". And it wasn't only because of his rushes and touchdown reception.

In the four-wide offense, the running back is primarily a backfield blocker. On one play against Alabama, Mauia froze outside linebacker Juwan Simpson, a top pass-rusher, with a two-handed shove.

On another play, a pass-rusher approached Mauia, who went into a blocking stance, and then retreated before contact could be made.

So it appears The Juggernaut is not only an unstoppable force, but an immovable object as well. He is a scientific paradox, a physical duality, defying the laws of nature as well as blitzing linebackers! It will take a new form of quantum mechanics to explain his powers!

Speaking of duality, freshman receiver Marquez Jackson is gonna play basketball for UH too.