Houston Profiles, Pre-Game Articles

Here are some articles from Friday and Saturday.

Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle writes about the journeys of Colt Brennan and June Jones.

Wendell Barnhouse of the Star-Telegram profiles Colt.

Morrison credits Brennan's accuracy with allowing Hawaii to score touchdowns instead of field goals when the Warriors reach the red zone. For many spread offenses, getting six instead of three inside the 20-yard line is difficult.

"A lot of his throws [down there] are in tight quarters," Morrison said. "He can make unbelievably accurate throws that many quarterbacks can't. You can see his accuracy all over the field but particularly when we get close to the end zone.

"Colt can throw it exactly where he wants to."

Thayer Evans of the New York Times followed the Warriors as they practiced in Houston between road games.

“The road, it takes a toll on you,” Grice-Mullen said. “After a while, you’re like, ‘O.K. man, I wish I was back on the island.’ ”

Although many of his teammates would have preferred two trips, Brennan said he understood why the Warriors stayed in Houston.

“It’s the only way to do it where we have the least amount of distractions and adversities that we have to overcome,” Brennan said.

Dave Reardon wrote about the UH secondary's Texas ties.

"Football is king in Hawaii and football is king in Texas," said UH defensive coordinator Greg McMackin, who previously coached at Texas Tech. "They regard it the same way. Texans and Hawaiians have a fighting spirit and independent attitude. They're winners and competitors and fun to coach."

Reardon also wrote that safety B.J. Fruean is off the team.

UH coach June Jones had to administer some discipline himself yesterday. He said sophomore safety and special teams player B.J. Fruean is no longer a member of the team. Jones said he did not want to discuss the reasons, other than it is for repeatedly breaking team rules. Fruean also was suspended for the 2006 season due to academics.

Dave has more details in this UH Sports Extra blog entry. Stephen Tsai has additional details in this Warrior Beat entry.

Stephen Tsai wrote a profile of defensive lineman David Veikune.

And Tsai wrote an article about how the UH coaches prepare for a game.