No Quines and Lolohea, 2010 Roster, Student Fee, Etc.

Stephen Tsai writes that two 2010 commits, Zachary Quines and Tu'ulauena Lolohea, will not enroll at UH this season.

Quines, who is 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds, said he will attend Arizona Western, a junior college in Yuma, Ariz. Lolohea will attend UH-West Oahu for a year with the intent of transferring to UH-Manoa next June.

Quines said he did not meet the academic requirements to play for the Warriors this season.

He said he decided to enroll at Arizona Western, where he will receive a football scholarship.

Because he is a non-qualifier, Quines needs to earn an associate's degree to transfer to an NCAA Bowl Championship Subdivision school.

Quines said it is his wish to play for the Warriors in 2012.

"I want to take care of business and come back home," Quines said. "I want to play for Hawaii."

I'm gonna save that quote!  Going through some of Stephen Tsai's comments in a recent Warrior Beat post, here's what else we know:

• Corey Lau, Samson Anguay, Dominick Sierra and possibly David Katina are grayshirting.
• Calen Friel may be awaiting academic clearance from UH.
• Malcolm Lane will most likely not be back.
• Ikaika Rodenhurst no longer appears to be on the team.

I recently updated the unofficial roster by class using info from that post.

Ferd Lewis writes that the Board of Regents will vote Thursday on whether UH can impose a $50-a-semester fee on students to help support the UH Athletics Department.

Hinshaw said the proposed $50 fee, if approved, will begin in January with the spring 2011 semester and will go to help underwrite "scholarships, travel and subsistence, materials and supplies, and other expenses directly beneficial to student-athletes, but not on compensation and benefits for the staff."

Dave Reardon doesn't like this idea one bit.

The root of this situation is a warped set of values. It's caused here largely by UH athletics being the biggest sports show, by far, on the world's most isolated land mass. The students are rightfully more concerned about school than their school's teams, but too many people -- some in power -- can't or don't want to understand that, and UH is taking advantage of it.

This is like me telling my 15-year-old niece, "Hey, I know you'd rather see 'Eclipse,' but we're going to 'Predators.' Oh, and give me $30. I'll drive and buy you some popcorn you might or might not want."

Ouch!

CFN's Pete Fiutak has a 2010 UH preview.

This year’s Hawaii team will be the textbook definition of fun-bad. The offense will put up a bazillion yards, the defense will give up yards and points by the bucketload, and Warrior games will once again be late night appointment television for college football fans looking to close out their Saturdays (and start off their extremely early Sunday mornings) with a bang.

There are major concerns on the line, especially the offensive front, and pass protection and pass rush will both be ongoing issues. However, there are enough good pieces in place to be Hawaii again with a loaded receiving corps, one of the WAC’s most experienced secondaries, and more athleticism and speed across the board than the program has had in a long time.

There's also separate previews focusing on the UH offense and defense.

Tsai writes that center Matagisila Lefiti may not be back until late September as he recovers from foot surgery.

Matagisila Lefiti, who was projected to be the No. 1 center, said he might miss the first three games while recovering from surgery on his left foot. He said he suffered the injury when a teammate “rolled” onto his foot during the spring game. He underwent surgery in mid-May, and was told the rehabilitation period was about four months. “I should be ready mid-September,” Lefiti said.

And from several days ago, Tsai wrote about what various Warriors are doing in the summer.

"Our job is football," said offensive tackle Laupepa Letuli, a gifted musician who turned down an opportunity to work as a luau entertainer this summer. "I could have played (music), but I thought it was more important to focus on training."

"I would rather work out than make money," Smith said. "We want to win the WAC. That's our goal, not making extra money."

But walk-on players, like cornerback Kawika Ornellas, need to work to pay for tuition and school expenses. Ornellas has a part-time job at a retail clothing store in Pearlridge.

"It's relaxing, chilling in an air-conditioned room," Ornellas said. "I fold clothes, work the register, talk to people. I try to sell things."