Warriors in the Classroom

With classes starting today and the season opener less than two weeks away, Jason Kaneshiro takes a look at what the Warriors will be doing in the coming days.

» New faces: The roster expands on the first day of school, with the invited newcomers expected to contribute primarily on the scout teams.

» A new depth chart: The coaches met over the weekend to review the footage of Friday's scrimmage to further define the depth chart as they begin honing the repetitions in practice to those on the top lines.

» A night out: The Warriors are scheduled to practice at Aloha Stadium on Thursday night in a closed session to get a feel for playing under the lights.

» A return to the routine: Other than the Aloha Stadium practice, the team will get into their regular-season rhythm of 7 a.m. practices and afternoon meetings sandwiching classes.

As Stephen Tsai writes, one of the things the Warriors may not be doing is practicing the ha'a.

It appears the three-year production of the Hawai'i football team's pre-game chant might be coming to an end.

The UH seniors will decide tomorrow whether to continue performing the ha'a, which has gained national attention and spawned imitations in Texas, Utah, New Mexico and California.

"It's up to the players," UH head coach Greg McMackin said. "I mentioned it in the meetings. I told the players it was their decision to do it or not do it."

The players have not practiced the ha'a during spring training or the 2 1/2-week training camp, which ended yesterday.

With UH's fall semester starting tomorrow, the players have limited free time. The season opener is Sept. 4 against Central Arkansas.

"Right now we're not thinking about the ha'a," senior defensive tackle Rocky Savaiigaea said. "We're thinking about the first game. That's our only focus."

Tsai also writes that Scott Enos will be the kicker.

On The Warrior Beat, Tsai has news and notes about Tank Hopkins, Michael Wadsworth, Kenny Estes, Earvin Sione, Royce Pollard and Alex Green.

From this weekend, two Chawan-pilations. First, KFVE profiles Inoke Funaki and has some WitP news.



KGMB has some stuff about Mat McBriar, and KFVE talks to Rocky Savaiigaea about his PSA.



And Jason Kaneshiro previews Washington State and UNLV.