Lafaele

Stephen Tsai profiles starting nose tackle Michael Lafaele.

(Jeff) Reinebold, who has become a devoted video student, declared that Lafaele, "for the position he plays, is playing as well as anybody I've seen on tape. And I've watched everybody's people when we're doing our cross-scouting evaluation. He has taken his play, in my opinion, to the next level.

And he's playing through injury too. And he'll be back next year.

Dave Reardon writes about Dennis McKnight's effect on the special teams!

Anyone who doubts that Dennis McKnight has helped put the special back into special teams at Hawaii only had to see the Warriors' first kickoff of last Saturday's 44-9 win over Eastern Illinois.

Mike Malala's somersault over the Panthers' wedge that ended with him toppling ballcarrier Adam Kesler with his foot looked like something from a video game. It was just one of several outstanding plays by the UH kickoff coverage team that had EIU starting behind its own 20 five times.

Ryan Keomaka, Blaze Soares and Brashton Satele will be out with injury on Saturday, so hopefully McKnight can get some equally lolo guys to replace them!