Patek

Ka Leo's Kiyomi Ueda writes an article on safety Jacob Patek.

Defensive coordinator Jerry Glanville feels Patek has exceeded the expectations set for him by the coaches.

“For a guy that has played junior college linebacker,” Glanville said, “to play that well and change positions to safety, he’s done a real good job. He plays harder [and] he plays better than what he is.”

Glanville also feels Patek does not have potential — in a good way.

“Potential means you’ve got something and you’re not using it,” Glanville said. “[Patek] is the opposite; he’s using more than he has. We gave him a gallon of gas, and he burns up two gallons.”

Here's a profile on Jason Rivers from yesterday, written by Rebecca Gallegos.

Cal Lee, currently an assistant coach on the UH football staff, was Rivers’ head football coach at St. Louis. Lee has seen the young receiver mature over the years into a veteran Division I contributor.

“When you’re young, you try to take shortcuts,” Lee said. “He had so much talent that he didn’t have to work very hard. Lately, he’s realized that had he worked harder in high school, he would have been better now in college.”

Lee believes that Rivers has always had a lot of potential and has been doing some unbelievable things this season as a result of his redefined work ethic.

Gallegos also has a preview of the Idaho game.

KITV also has a preview, which is courtesy of sportsnetwork.com