Spring is Here

Today's the day, first day of spring practice, woot woot!

Stephen Tsai talks to Greg McMackin about the depth chart going in.

Head coach Greg McMackin said the Hawai'i football team's depth chart entering spring training is "a starting point" and that "nine-tenths of the (starting) jobs are open."

I assume that everyone (listed as a starter) will work hard and maintain their position. But if they don't prepare themselves, we'd play the best player at that point in time. We're committed to playing our best players."

After spring training, another depth chart will be posted.

"New starting points," McMackin said.

Jason Kaneshiro interviews Ron Lee about the offense.

After a 7-7 season, this year's Warriors again have holes to fill on offense as they hold their first practice of the spring this afternoon. But experience at key positions allows them to start farther along than they did last year.

"It's so different this spring," Lee said. "The goals are a little different."

While Lee plans to use the spring to refine the passing attack, it's also a chance to experiment and look at players who waited their turn last season.

Dave Reardon profiles early-enroller Billy Ray Stutzmann.

Stutzmann also figures to benefit from regular weightlifting sessions he might not have been doing if running track at Saint Louis. He's added 12 pounds of muscle to his 6-foot-1 frame and figures to check in at around 170 today.

"I just think it will really help me down the line, being here, maybe in a few months," says Stutzmann, who had his first UH class in January, a couple of weeks after turning 18. "It's always been my goal to get playing time as a freshman, but if the coaches want me to redshirt, I'm fine with that."

Practice is from 4pm to 6pm HST today.