Photos, Linkner, SWA, Bess

Stephen Tsai has more offseason workout photos, including news about former UH b-baller Matt Gibson playing in Venezuela, some Sugar Bowl travelers getting 1099s, and the UH football media guide being printed on recycled paper. From yesterday, Tsai wrote about the hard work that Dylan Linkner puts in each day. There's also more photos, and news that Laupepa Letuli and Shane Austin have recovered from their injuries.

With a playoff berth on the line for the AIFA's Fayetteville Guard, starting QB Shawn Withy-Allen will not be playing in this week's game.

Withy-Allen, who has thrown for 15 touchdowns in the past three games, is out of the country and won’t be in uniform when the Guard (5-8) plays Mississippi (12-1) with an American Indoor Football Association playoff berth on the line.

“He wanted to be here, but this is something he’d already obligated himself to do,’’ Guard head coach Charles Gunnings said. “So as a man, he had to go ahead and take care of that.’’

And another nice mention of Davone Bess, this time from Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland.

He also singled out David Kircus, Jayson Foster and Davone Bess as young receivers who impressed him during OTAs. I second the Kircus endorsement. He speculated that Bess might be a young receiver they can "hang your hat on for a little while."