Leonard Peters and the Hawaii Bowl

Ka Leo O Hawaii's Kiyomi Ueda profiles Leonard Peters.

For someone who never planned to attend UH, Peters has shown his commitment to the Warriors, to his teammates and coaches.

“The fact that he is as good as he is does not surprise me,” Glanville said. “It’s just that he plays so hard, he hurts himself. This year, he hurt his knee, he hurt his rib cage and he self-destructs because he has such a big heart and tries so hard.”

Peters’ give-all style is a good show for his fellow teammates.

“As a player, he’s an animal,” said junior quarterback Colt Brennan, “a wild man on the field. He’s fun to watch and he kind of leads by example. He really inspires us just by the way he plays because he’s just 100 percent.”

Peters’ experience as a defensive back has allowed him to become familiar with the defense and become a leader for the team.

“He’s really a great leader on the field ... and he’s fast,” said junior strong safety Jacob Patek. “He can cover a lot of ground and he makes a lot of plays. He’s just a great player. He has a great head on his shoulders, he knows the defense really well and that’s what makes him a great player. That’s what I think will help him on the next level.”

Lots of praise from teammates and coaches. Let's hope he has a great final game against Arizona State!

Ka Leo's Scott Alonso previews the Hawaii Bowl.

ASU head coach, Dirk Koetter, in his final season ASU, is excited for his players to travel to Hawai‘i to play in the Hawai‘i Bowl.

“The players are ecstatic about making the trip,” Koetter said in a telephone interview last week. “They view this bowl game as a reward for their season.”

Koetter recognized that his defense will have to play mistake-free against Hawai‘i.

“We better [play good defense] if we have a chance to win,” Koetter said. The Sun Devils are 27th in the country in team defense and their defensive line has an impressive 31 sacks on opposing quarterbacks.

ASU’s defense has also stopped opposing teams from coming back in the second half, where they only allow an average of 7.9 points.

Koetter had nothing but praise for UH’s offense, something his defense will have to deal with all game long.

Should be a great battle.