Warrior Bowl, NFL Draft

Today is the Warrior Bowl and the start of the NFL draft. Here are the links to get your live, local, late-breaking news:

Twitter:

Dave Reardon
Stephen Tsai
Jason Kaneshiro
Hawaii Athletics

Blogs:

Warrior Beat
Quick Reads
UH Sports Extra

Message Boards:

SportsHawaii's UH Football Forum
Warrior Sports Network

I'll be away from the computer today, but I'll try to post a wrap-up late tonight or tomorrow.

Stephen Tsai previews the Warrior Bowl. He documents some great smack talk between Dustin Blount and Ryan Henry.

The opposing University of Hawai'i football teams would like to settle a beef in today's intrasquad Warrior Bowl at Aloha Stadium.

"Betting is illegal, so there are no bets, but there's a guarantee I will be eating a steak dinner," said slotback Dustin Blount, who will play for the Makai team. "Ryan (Henry) will be eating hotdogs."

Henry, a slotback for the Mauka team, said: "I don't like hotdogs. I don't eat them. But Dustin is used to eating them. He'll be doing that after the game Saturday."

Jason Kaneshiro talks to coach Greg McMackin about what's at stake.

"I want them to have fun and come together," McMackin said. "You've got to have fun playing football or it's not worth it. They've been really working hard, so I want them to go out and play good football, because there's a lot of jobs on the line. There's a lot at stake.

"I'll tell them I want them to have themselves ready just like it's a regular ballgame mentally, and then have fun playing football. We're going to meet Sunday and make decisions, so this game definitely figures into what's going on."

Kaneshiro also has rosters for both the Makai and Mauka.

And from Niners Insider, some pre-draft hype for David Veikune.

How can you not love David Veikune of Hawaii? He can squat 500 pounds and bench press 485, he has a fine motor and can drop into coverage. He could be a real find in the mid-rounds, particularly after his nine-sack senior year. The knock on him is the same as English; he might not have the quickness to be a factor as a pass rusher.