Bit Late

Some articles from today and yesterday:

Davone Bess is trying to improve his focus.

Ron Lee, who coaches the receivers, said Bess "needs to focus more on the whole scheme of things rather than try to take it upon himself to win the whole ballgame by himself."

Six of his seven drops have occurred in the first half, leading Bess to believe he is "too hyped" at the start of games.

"I think it's a matter of me calming down and just really relaxing," Bess said. "I tend to get over-anxious and really excited. That's exactly what it was in (the season opener against) Alabama. I was trying to do too much instead of letting it happen. I have to try to catch the ball first, then go forward."

Also in Stephen Tsai's article is news that Ryan Grice-Mullins didn't make the trip because of his ankle injury, and a profile on Guyton Galdeira, who has become a special teams monster.

Dave Reardon also does a story on Davone Bess and his desire to improve.

"It's just going off what Colt does. The way he's throwing now, there's no need for me to try to do something extra," said Bess.

And that creates a problem that Bess is working on. For him, sometimes the routine catches are more challenging than the tough gets ... the ones that are rare now with Brennan's consistency.

"With each game he's getting better and better at just putting the ball on us. And that's great," Bess said. "But I'm definitely a true believer of that ... when I do have to make a hard, difficult catch, that's when I'm at my best. When the ball is right there, it's too good to be true. Almost too easy."

Bess isn't complaining about the passes being too good. He's pointing the finger at himself for getting a step ahead of himself.

"Sometimes. That's one of the reasons I've had a few drops this season," he said. "I need to take it one step at a time instead of thinking what I'm going to do before I get the ball," he said. "I just need to take it one step at a time and let it happen instead of thinking about it."

Dave Reardon's Sports Notebook has a profile on Victor "Bully" Fergerstrom, news that Myron Newberry and Gerard Lewis will probably start at corner, and a side note that Adam Leonard has been playing with a fractured wrist the past three weeks yet still leads the team in tackles with 49.

Ka Leo's Rebecca Gallegos has a preview of the upcoming New Mexico State game and the matchup between the top two quarterbacks in the nation.

“They both fit their system perfect,” Mumme said about Brennan and Holbrook. “They’re both effective at reaching their receivers, and they’ll both play in the NFL someday.”

With both quarterbacks receiving national recognition, some numbers have been overlooked. Granted, Brennan ranks first in the nation with 2,271 passing yards this season and Holbrook is currently fifth with 2,018 yards, but it’s their numbers in terms of efficiency that could be the deciding factor in this weekend’s game.

Brennan is third in the nation in passing efficiency, while Holbrook is quite a bit lower at 23rd.

“The one thing is that I don’t really want to get into that quarterback battle with him,” Brennan said. “You know, the ‘who can throw more yards’ or anything like that. The main thing I’m trying to do is get out there, throw the ball and come away with the victory.”

And finally, John Harris from CollegeFootballNews.com has an article titled "The Most Fun, Must-See Game of 2006"

Oh, what college football fan hasn’t waited with bated breath for this game? The record for passes attempted by two teams in one game is 135 (TCU against Houston in 1990), but that's in serious jeopardy in what should be the most entertaining, fun game you'll see all year long. Hawaii QB Colt Brennan is averaging 40 attempts per game, while New Mexico State QB Chase Holbrook threw the ball 65 times against Boise State. Suffice to say, the ball will be thrown ...a lot. Hawaii dominated Fresno State with its aerial circus piling up 68 points on the Bulldogs’ home field. New Mexico State fought back late against Boise State, despite giving up too much early in a 40-28 defeat. Did the second half comeback give the Aggies confidence that they can beat a quality WAC opponent in a shootout against a team like Hawaii? Enjoy the show.

I can't wait! GO WARRIORS!!!!