Fonoti, Blaze Soares, UH Warrior Quotes, Etc.

Catching up on today's news...

John Fonoti expects to play on Friday.

It was feared defensive end Fetaiagogo "John" Fonoti had suffered a serious injury to his left knee when he crumpled to the ground after being struck by a slipping offensive lineman during an 11-on-11 drill yesterday. He was taken by cart to the athletic training room.

But head coach Greg McMackin said extensive medical tests showed that Fonoti suffered what is termed a "bruise" to his left patella.

In rating Fonoti's availability for Friday's game, McMackin said, "very probable."

Whew.

Jason Kaneshiro also writes about Fonoti as well as Brent Rausch, who was officially named the #2 QB.

Ferd Lewis profiles Blaze Soares.

As it is, he is likely to stand out for the considerable pent-up energy he will bring to season opener against Central Arkansas.

It wasn't like Soares ever needed much to rev him up for a collision, but an injury-enforced, season-long absence has left him, "looking forward to hitting somebody. I have a lot of steam held inside of me and it is ready to explode," Soares said.

Blaze Soares, artist's rendition

MidWeek's Bob Hogue and Wayne Coito has a fearless forecast of Hawaii's season, breaking it down game by game.

Bobby Curran has a rundown of players to watch this season.

Jason Kaneshiro previews Navy.

And Garret, who runs the UH Warrior Quotes blog, and who I often steal articles from, has moved his blog to a Blogger blogspot blog. Be there!