Ahmad, Brown, Jay Mills, Pilares, Umu

Jason Kaneshiro writes about the increased workload for linebackers Po'okela Ahmad and Aaron Brown.

Ahmad and Brown also had to wait for their chances to make an impact on defense. While Ahmad waited his turn behind starters such as Adam Leonard and R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane, Brown's patience was tested by a hamstring injury that led to a redshirt year last season and an ankle injury that kept him out of fall camp.

Brown recovered to make his first career start last week and finished with eight tackles, including one for loss, against Colorado.

"It hurt him not being around for (camp) so there's still some learning and some reps he needs to get under his belt and we're doing that as we go," Aranda said.

"There's certain guys when you blitz them, things happen. (Brown's) one of those guys, we want to put him where the action is. Po'okela has shown he can be one of those guys."

And Stephen Tsai talks to Charleston Southern coach Jay Mills.

And here's last night's Chawan's Cut, with KITV profiling Kealoha Pilares and KGMB profiling Kamalu Umu: