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04/27/22 - Mataio Soli, Sr/2023, Hawaii + More +

A former 4-star pass rusher who played three seasons at Arkansas is transferring to the University of Hawaii football team. Mataio Soli told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser he will join the Rainbow Warriors this summer and have two seasons of NCAA eligibility remaining. "It just felt like the best fit for me," said Soli, who visited UH a week ago. "I had a great time. I felt (Hawaii) had a family atmosphere...I felt I was already on the team when I got there." Soli, who is 6 feet 4 and 235 pounds, was a standout defender at Georgia's Douglas County High. As a junior, he amassed 18 sacks. As a senior in 2018, he made 84 tackles, including 22.5 sacks. Rivals and 247Sports gave him 4-star ratings; 247Sports listed Soli as the nation's 16th-best weak-side end. He received more than 30 scholarship offers, with suitors that included Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Notre Dame, Oregon and Wisconsin. - Honolulu Advertiser

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DE Mataio Soli, Hawaii
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12/23/21 - Ilm Manning, rSr/2023, Hawaii + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Ilm Manning, OL,...Levao, a senior from Aberdeen, Wash., and Manning, a senior from Glendale, Ariz., each started all 13 games and played nearly every snap. Levao allowed only one sack while Manning had a team-best 41 knockdowns. - Hawaii Football

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OG Ilm Manning, Hawaii
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12/23/21 - Kohl Levao, rSr/2022, Hawaii + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Kohl Levao, OL,...Levao, a senior from Aberdeen, Wash., and Manning, a senior from Glendale, Ariz., each started all 13 games and played nearly every snap. Levao allowed only one sack while Manning had a team-best 41 knockdowns. - Hawaii Football

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C Kohl Levao, Hawaii
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12/23/21 - Cortez Davis, rSr/2022, Hawaii + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB - Cortez Davis, Sr., Hawaii,...Davis, a senior from Decatur, Ga., is the nation's leader with 18 pass breakups and ranks second with a new UH single-season record 19 passes defended. His lone interception of the season occurred in Hawai'i's upset of Fresno State. - Hawaii Football

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CB Cortez Davis, Hawaii
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12/23/21 - Calvin Turner Jr., rSr/2022, Hawaii + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST SECOND TEAM (COACHES): WR - Calvin Turner, Sr., Hawaii,...Turner, a senior from Savannah, Ga., ranks fourth in the league in all-purpose yards (1,523) and touchdowns (12) and is sixth in receptions (73) and receiving yards (876). He was the team's fourth-leading rusher (316) and scored at least one touchdown in nine of 13 games. - Hawaii Football

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WR Calvin Turner Jr., Hawaii
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12/23/21 - Micah Vanterpool, rSr/2023, Hawaii + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Micah Vanterpool, OL,...Offensive linemen Kohl Levao, Ilm Manning, and Micah Vanterpool, wide receiver Nick Mardner, and defensive lineman Jonah Laulu were named honorable mention. Vanterpool, a senior from Phoenix, Ariz., had the team's highest pass pro success rate (98.7%) and grade (94%). - Hawaii Football

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OG Micah Vanterpool, Hawaii
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11/24/21 - Joshua Jerome, rSr/2024, Hawaii + More +

2021 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): DT Josh Jerome, EWU,...Jerome earns an Honorable Mention nod for the second-straight year. He has played just 32 career games (18 as a starter), but already has 132 career tackles with 11 sacks, 28 total tackles for loss, five quarterback hurries, a pass broken up, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. - Eastern Washington Football

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DT Joshua Jerome, Hawaii
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10/24/21 - Dedrick Parson, rSr/2023, Hawaii + More +

Dedrick Parson ran for 161 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries and Hawaii scored three times on plays of 75 yards or longer on Saturday night to beat New Mexico State 48-34. Calvin Turner Jr. had six carries for 94 yards and a touchdown and added five receptions for 30 yards for Hawaii (4-4) and freshman Brayden Schager, making his third consecutive start in place of injured Chevan Cordeiro (shoulder), completed 25 of 29 passes for 219 yards. Juwan Price scored for New Mexico State (1-7) on 46-yard run to tie it at 27-all but on the next play from scrimmage Turner took a handoff, cut left to the sideline and raced untouched for the score to give Hawaii the lead for good with 1:18 left in the third quarter.

About four minutes later, Darius Muasau returned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown to make it 41-27. Parson scored on runs on 9 yards and 1 yard and Khoury Bethley had a 79-yard pick-6 to help the Rainbow Warriors take a 24-3 lead midway through the second quarter. Juwan Price had a 56-yard TD run and Ethan Albertson kicked a 44-yard field to trim New Mexico State's deficit to 24-10 at halftime. Price finished with 17 carries for 159 yards and Jonah Johnson added 84 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 14 carries. - Hawaii/AP College Football

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RB Dedrick Parson, Hawaii
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10/04/21 - Brayden Schager, Sr/2025, Hawaii + More +

OCT 4 MOUNTAIN WEST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: BRAYDEN SCHAGER, HAWAII, Freshman, Quarterback, Dallas, Texas/Highland Park HS,...In his first collegiate game and start, led Hawai‘i to an upset win over nationally-ranked Fresno State (27-24)...Completed 11 passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns, helping erase a 14-point deficit...Connected with Caleb Phillips for a 26-yard touchdown, pulling the Rainbow Warriors to within 24-17, before tying the game on an 18-yard TD to Calvin Turner Jr. - Mountain West Football

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QB Brayden Schager, Hawaii
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10/03/21 - Hugh Nelson II, Sr/2023, Hawaii + More +

Hugh Nelson II intercepted a pass at Hawaii's 2-yard line with 9 seconds left after Matthew Shipley kicked a tiebreaking 33-yard field goal with 3:33 remaining, and the Rainbow Warriors rallied to beat No. 18 Fresno State 27-24 Saturday night. Hawaii (3-3, 1-1 Mountain West) forced six turnovers to record their first win over a ranked opponent since beating No. 19 Nevada 27-21 on Oct. 16, 2010.

Fresno State (4-2, 1-1) racked up 505 yards of total offense, including 388 passing from Jake Haener, who entered the game as the FBS leader in passing yards. He finished 28-of-50 passing but was intercepted four times - three times inside Hawaii's 10-yard line. The last stalled a 13-play drive on first and 10 from the 11-yard line. Haener's pass bounced off receiver Ty Jones' hands right to Nelson, who fell to the ground with the ball to preserve the win. Hawaii ran out the clock with a trio of QB sneaks by running back Calvin Turner Jr. He fumbled the last one, but Hawaii recovered at its 2-yard line as the clock expired. - Hawaii/AP College Football

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SS Hugh Nelson II, Hawaii
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08/21/21 - Chima Azunna, rSr/2022, Hawaii + More +

The University of Hawaii football coaches reviewed video, talked to Iowa State coaches, and reviewed more video. If this were a Yelp evaluation, safety Chima Azunna was deserving of a 5-star rating for tackling. In February, Azunna signed a scholarship agreement with UH to solidify his transfer from Iowa State. He is one of 19 Rainbow Warriors who previously played at an NCAA Division I school. Eight Division I transfers are part of the 2021 recruiting class. "Really, what put us onto (Azunna) was his ability to tackle," said Trent Figg, associate head coach of the defense, who works primarily with the safeties. "He's a great tackler in the open field. He did a great job at Iowa State. He's a physical player."

In nine games in 2020, the Warriors relinquished 18 pass plays of 25-plus yards, and 44 of at least 15 yards. Opponents averaged 12.5 yards per third-down completion. The Warriors also were burned for 21 rushes of 20-plus yards. They ceded an average of 5.0 yards on first-down runs. "We have to tackle in the secondary," Figg said. "When you look at all the big-play runs, all big-play touchdowns, it all comes down to somebody in the secondary probably missed a tackle. A defensive lineman mis-fitted? Who cares? A linebacker mis-fitted? Who cares? We've got to tackle. A huge emphasis for us has been tackling in the back end so we can eliminate the big-play touchdown runs." - Honolulu Advertiser

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SS Chima Azunna, Hawaii
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08/20/21 - Brayden Schager, Sr/2025, Hawaii + More +

The training camp grind for the University of Hawaii football team is at a machine like form as the morning workouts have had the intensity dialed up as depth chart competitions heat up less than three weeks away from kickoff at UCLA. As for the quarterback position, fourth year sophomore Chevan Cordeiro enters 2021 as the unquestioned signal caller, having already posted 41-hundred yards of total offense with 38 touchdowns in 25 career games. With added size and a second year of familiarity to the playbook under head coach Todd Graham, expectations are high for the Saint Louis graduate. Clarity on the competition for the number two position at QB cleared up this week, with true freshman Brayden Schager taking those snaps prior to the departure of Boone Abbot who announced his intention to transfer on Tuesday.

According to offensive coordinator Bo Graham, the 2021 graduate of Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas has earned the trust of the offense in the ultra important role of being next in line. "Yeah, Brayden has stepped up as the number-2 guy. Really big arm. I think he's a really smart player. He's a guy that can process information quickly. I think that is a big part of what we do and couldn't be more proud of his development. In the last couple weeks we've challenged him and he's really stepped up," said Graham. As a senior in high school, Schager led Highland Park to an undefeated regular season and district title, en-route to being named the District 7-5A Most Valuable Player after completing 62 percent of his attempts for 3,102 yards and 24 touchdowns to go with nine rushing scores. - Khon2.com

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QB Brayden Schager, Hawaii
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08/05/21 - Andrew Faoliu, rSr/2023, Hawaii + More +

Boise State's roster release on Tuesday also included four players who decided to leave the team this summer. Cornerbacks Jonathan Earl and Chris Mitchell have medically retired, and linebackers Andrew Faoliu and Brock Miller have left the team for personal reasons, according to a BSU spokesperson. Boise State didn't disclose the injuries that led Earl and Mitchell to retire.

Faoliu departed without ever playing a snap for the Broncos. He announced in April that he was leaving Oregon and transferring to Boise State to join his former defensive coordinator - Broncos head coach Andy Avalos. Faoliu was a pass-rush specialist for the Ducks, and he was a welcome addition to a defensive front in search of more consistent pressure on quarterbacks. Miller and Earl both joined the Broncos last year as transfers. Miller came from N.C. State, where he started 11 games for the Wolfpack in 2019. He only appeared in three games last season because of injuries and COVID-19. - Idaho Statesman

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DE Andrew Faoliu, Hawaii
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08/04/21 - Eugene Ford, rSr/2022, Hawaii + More +

Nine months after suffering a season ending knee injury, University of Hawaii defensive back Eugene Ford is back on patrol in the secondary for the Rainbow Warriors. Ford, who went down with a torn ACL in his his right knee against Wyoming in week two of the 2020 season had two interceptions in Hawaii's season opening victory at Fresno State. The California native who was voted by teammates as a captain in 2020 powered through the rehabilitation process and has been working with the first group on defense through the first three practices of the training camp. According to Ford he's been counting down the days. "I was fired up. I was fired up in meetings. I had my cleats on, all ready. Everybody in their slides, I was ready to go, touch the field. I wasn't trying to wait on anything. I was ready to strap my helmet on and get to going," said Ford.

When Ford went down with the injury last season, head coach Todd Graham commented on how Ford being off the field affected more than the X's and O's, but his competitiveness and the respect he demands from teammates was an even greater loss. However, through the rehabilitation process which is currently just nine months removed from surgery, Ford's determination is once again on full display. "He has worked hard. He's probably, in (my) 32 years he has had a top three or four rehab. Chris Chamberlain came back and played in five months and he played like six of seven years in the NFL. Eugene really worked his butt off," said Graham." "That's what football is about, it's like life. That's what happens to you in life. I'm really proud of him and his recovery and man, I think he's ready to go and looks great. He has got to get back to his football speed of things and all that but he's a big part of what we're doing." - KHON2.com

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SS Eugene Ford, Hawaii
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08/01/21 - Calvin Turner Jr., rSr/2022, Hawaii + More +

Nobody would have blamed Calvin Turner for opting for the NFL after an electric senior season for the University of Hawaii football team in 2020. In his debut season for the Rainbow Warriors, the grad transfer from Jacksonville University racked up 1,201 touchdowns and 11 touchdowns in nine games as a running back, slot receiver, kick returner and wildcat quarterback. After generating pro buzz, Turner ultimately decided to come back for the 2021 season after the NCAA gave all players an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After turning heads in 2020, Turner enters the 2021 campaign clearly on the radar of opposing teams. His accolades heading into the season include a selection on the All-Mountain West Conference preseason first team as a punt returner. On Thursday, he was also named to the Paul Hornung Award watch list, which is annually given to the most versatile player in college football.

The 2020 season was the debut season in Manoa for both Turner and head coach Todd Graham. Heading into Year 2, Graham sees Turner as a tone-setter both on the field and as a leader off of it. "He has really developed as a leader and serving and elevating the people around him. That's why I like this team," Graham told KHON2 sports director Rob DeMello. "I think the guys have bought in to serving each other and there's no superstar mentality. He's a guy that works hard and he demonstrates his leadership by work ethic. "I think Calvin is as dynamic as a player that I've ever coached. He has that opportunity to do that, so now the next step is go out and do it on the field." - KHON2.com

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