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Stephen Tsai writes more about future Warrior Leon "Action" Jackson.

Jeremy Crabtree, the national recruiting editor for Rivals.com, said Jackson received a 4-star rating, which is awarded to players who "have All-America and pro potential."

"He was in a rare category," Crabtree said. "Hawai'i is getting a heck of a player."

At Pasco, Jackson also was used as a defensive back. Recruiting expert Tom Lemmings rated Jackson as the nation's No. 2 safety prospect in 2005.

Jackson, who is 6 feet 2 and 210 pounds, can run 40 yards in 4.35 seconds.

"He's not a small running back," Crabtree said. "He's a legit 6-2. He does have some muscles and build to him. He can catch the ball. He'll be a complete back for Hawai'i."

Jackson is projected to compete at running back for UH.

With all the running backs UH will have next year, Jackson, David Farmer, Jazen Anderson, Khevin Peoples, Jason Laumoli, Kealoha Pilares, etc. it might give June Jones some opportunities to come up with some new formations and plays. Like he isn't constantly doing that anyways. Not sure if the Big-Boned Wishbone would be on the table with Nasti and The Juggernaut leaving, but maybe a 4-wide set that brings back the Paul Johnson triple option! Or a wishbone with Tyler Graunke as one of the backs, so you can have a double reverse flea flicker back to Graunke, who bombs it to Jason Rivers in the endzone for a touchdown!!!! Okay, I'm talking out of my arse now, but it's fun sometimes.

Further down the article, Tsai writes that safety Josh Berry has left the team for personal reasons. Good luck to him. And there's also a mini-profile on Blaze Soares.

"We consider him to be a starter in those packages," defensive coordinator Jerry Glanville said.

Soares attended Hawai'i Pacific University last year to earn enough credits to gain admittance to UH. He was an inside linebacker before suffering a pulled hamstring early in the season. After returning, he was moved to outside linebacker.

"I guess Glanville wants me on the outside because of my speed," said Soares, who can run 40 yards in 4.5 seconds.

In last week's 42-35 victory over Purdue, Soares made a crucial sack in the fourth quarter.

"Blaze can run," Glanville said. "He runs very fast, and he loves to hit. If you don't like Blaze, you don't like football. He's the Blaze."

Blaze Soares has such a cool name. I'm glad he's taken care of his academics. He's gonna be a good one for years to come!

In his profile of Leon Jackson, Dave Reardon has a Nate Ilaoa injury update.

Coach June Jones said Ilaoa, who has missed this week's practices with a bruised heel, will play Saturday, when No. 24 Hawaii (10-2) hosts Oregon State (8-4) and tries to win its 10th game in a row.

"He felt 100 percent better today and he said he'll be ready for Saturday," Jones said of Ilaoa, who leads the Warriors with 845 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns.

Excellent news! Reardon also gets reaction from Colt Brennan on being named one of five finalists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year award.

"This is another great honor," said Brennan, who is also among three finalists for the Davey O'Brien quarterback award. "I really appreciate the fact that I got recognized. It's great for the team and for me to get our names out there and receive the notoriety. As an offense, any individual recognition is a reflection of the success of the entire offense."

I'm getting confused by all these awards. Not that I'm complaining!

And I had a longer post with a bunch of other stuff, but every time I visited a certain page, it kept crashing my browser! And that was after writing a bunch of crap, so I'll just publish now before I go crazy. GO WARRIORS!!!