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At least on its face, that cliche makes a lot of sense heard the cliche about cliches the reason they become cliches is because true). Until the first game of the season is played there is only limited evidence to help determine where im- provement is needed most. Before your team gets on the field with an opponent, you practice and scrimmage against your own guys. The mem- bers of your scout teams the players who simu- late your upcoming oppo- nent come off your own bench. not like the NFL, where you have presea- son games.

Yes, true that it barely matters who wins or loses those, but they do give you an idea of what players on your team especially new- comers can and do. You learn what needs to be worked on. Of course, identifying problems and solving them are two very differ- ent things. For example, are the Warriors going to learn how to tackle better in one week of practice? Maybe the best way to look at that is by amend- ing the question a little. Are the Warriors going to learn how to tackle Zack Charbonnet in one week of practice? Fortunately, this week they have to try again to corral the UCLA running back who went for 106 yards and three TDs against UH last week in the first half alone.

It got so bad that a young man in his 30s among the group I was watching with filed the frustrated old-man com- plaint of, anyone wrap up SPORTS EDITOR: Curtis Murayama 529-4782 Who was the last Hawaii-born player to attend USC and be selected in the NFL Draft? ANSWER IN SCOREBOARD C4 AY 9 1 2 1 TRIVIA DAVE REARDON HAWAII GROWN REPORT Former Mililani star running back Vavae Malepeai will be playing his sixth season for USC. USC ATHLETICS COURTESY USC ATHLETICS 2019 PHOTOS COURTESY USC ATHLETICS USC linebacker Mauga waited for a snap against UCLA during the 90th edition of the crosstown rivalry last Dec. 12. TALENTS TAKING FLIGHT ne thing the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down is the amount of football tal- ent produced in Ha- waii. When college first full slate of games kicks off this weekend, 107 play- ers who graduated from high school in Hawaii will be listed on the rosters of main- land FBS programs.

That number in- clude the more than 40 cur- rently playing at the University of Hawaii. Four schools each have seven players from Hawaii listed, including USC, which had none when running back Vavae Malepeai and linebacker Jordan Iosefa first stepped foot on campus in what now seems like a lifetime ago. proud of that num- ber Malepeai said in a phone interview on Thursday. say it surprises me because List of Hawaii high school grads on FBS teams. C2 I say it surprises me because so much talent back Vavae Malepeai, left and above with the ball Former Mililani Trojans running back of USC, on the 107 Hawaii high school graduates on Football Bowl Subdivision rosters this season Because of COVID-19 con- tact-tracing protocol, eight top-tier defensive linemen and a starting linebacker were limited to only two full University of Hawaii football practices during the two weeks leading to the sea- son-opening, 44-10 road loss to UCLA in the Rose Bowl, coach Todd Graham con- firmed on Tuesday.

you practice, not going to play well, especially in a game like Graham said. Graham confirmed the nine players were isolated for 10 days a precau- They resumed practic- ing last week Tuesday. On game week, the Rainbow Warriors conduct heavily padded practices on Tues- day and Wednesday. They wear only light upper-body padding and helmets for protection for minimal-con- tact practices on Thursday and Friday. Graham said there were a few players who missed Tues- practice after receiving their second COVID-19 vacci- nation.

only practice (in full pads) two days a Graham said. you miss a practice, you miss of the But UH expects a fully at- tended practice today and a complete active roster for home opener against Portland State. Graham said missed tack- les and assignments contrib- uted more to the problems against UCLA. The Bruins used a four-wide scheme to thin the tackle box, the imaginary rectangle near the line the of scrim- mage. The Warriors coun- tered with single coverage on each of the receivers, en- abling the Warriors to move six defenders into the tackle box.

But too often, accord- ing to Graham, the Warriors were not in their proper at- the-snap stance. were not getting lined up, for whatever Graham said. While communication problems and the 95-degree heat were factors, Graham said, got to get lined up. We get lined up. That hurt Graham said broken tack- les turned 2-yard gains into 4-yard gains, and then into Michigan transfer Zach three touch- downs.

The Warriors relin- quished only two completions of 10-plus yards, but one was Kazmeir 44-yard score. Warriors hope to be at full strength vs. Vikings By Stephen Tsai Hawaii has produced more than 100 players on football rosters at mainland FBS schools By Billy Hull PORTLAND STATE VS. HAWAII At Clarence T.C. Ching Complex When: 6 p.m.

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