Ask Coach: Individual Players

This week's Ask Coach Q&A is up on the Warriors' Haka site. He answers questions about individual players like Davone Bess, Kiran Kepo'o, Eric Shaffer and Mike Lafaele. Here's an excerpt about Bess:

Q.) Coach Jones, with Bess returning punts next season do you plan on having him sit out a play or two after a long return? It could give the backups some experience but I don't know how significant the drop off is between Bess and the backup slots. By the way, I think that Bess is the most dangerous punt returner UH has had since Chad Owens, so I love that he's going to get to have that job all season!

A.) Bess is a great punt returner. He will not sit out unless it is a really significant return. Our receivers are in the best cardio shape of anyone on the team. They run more than anyone in practice. If they get tired or they did not work hard enough in practice that week they won’t work special teams.

Jones also says that UH has been trying to schedule Notre Dame, but they've been avoiding us.