Melvin Hopkins and Brett Leonard Commit to UH

I'm sick as a dog and can't sleep, but it's all good because:

A) The Nyquil is taking effect
B) Stephen Tsai has some great recruiting news.

The Hawai'i football team filled two need areas, securing commitments from cornerback Melvin "Tank" Hopkins of Navarro College (Coriscana, Texas) and left tackle Brett Leonard of Saddleback Community College (Mission Viejo, Calif.).

"I like everything about the program — the coaches, the players, everything," said Hopkins, who is 5 feet 10 and 165 pounds.

Leonard, who is 6 feet 5 and 306 pounds, said: "I liked the whole vibe out there. The whole community is behind the team. Everywhere we went, people would ask: 'Are you on the football team?' I definitely liked that."

Even the past weekend's showers could not douse his enthusiasm. "I'll take it," said Leonard who turned down offers from California, Marshall, Kansas and Miami (Ohio).

Leonard and Hopkins earn their associate degrees next week. They will enroll at UH in January.

Navarro head coach Nick Bobeck timed Hopkins sprinting 40 yards in 4.38 seconds. "That was on grass," Bobeck said.

Leonard was the back-side blocker at Saddleback. He allowed only two sacks the past season. In a face-to-face matchup, he did not allow Orange Coast's Dean DeLeone, an All-America defensive end, to hit the quarterback.

Congratulations to Tank and Brett!