Monday Press Conference, video

HawaiiAthletics.com has excerpts from Greg McMackin's press conference.

On defensive miscues…
Guys don’t screw up because they’re stupid. They know what they’re doing. It comes from the heart. No one goes out there and tries to mess up. Because we are so new, next year we’ll be able to open it up a little more. All the injured guys and redshirt guys are going to be back. We need to do a sound job of coaching right now. That’s what happens, especially when you’re behind. When you’re ahead, it’s easier to keep your discipline. Defense is completely about being disciplined and then going to help your buddy to make a play. We have to do a better job of coaching that.

The Star-Bulletin notes that Royce Pollard and Vaughn Meatoga are out for this Saturday's game.

Starting defensive tackle Vaughn Meatoga and wide receiver Royce Pollard are both out for Hawaii this week as it prepares for its football game against No. 6 Boise State on Saturday at Aloha Stadium.

Meatoga has suffered from a sprained ankle and did not make last week's road trip to Idaho. Meatoga is expected to be out "the next two or three weeks," coach Greg McMackin said at his weekly media conference today.

And Jason Kaneshiro has more notes from the presser.

>> Greg Salas will remain at slotback. Joe Avery, Mike Tinoco and Craig Bell were mentioned as possibilities to step in for Bradley at wide receiver.

>> Red zone efficiency and third-down defense remain sore spots.
“We really focused on red zone last week on both sides of the ball and we need to focus more. And we really focused on third down, especially defensively. Offensively, we’re doing really well on third down.”