Colt carries Hawaii’s disappointment with him

Date January 3, 2008

As soon as Colt Brennan announced his decision to return for his senior season, he became the poster boy for what would be a magical season.
The Heisman Trophy finalist spent all year downplaying his individual performances, choosing to single out his teammates and their accomplishments instead.
When the Western Athletic Conference postseason awards came out, […]

Warriors bring pride home from bowl

Date January 3, 2008

June Jones wasn’t ready to talk upon Hawaii’s arrival from New Orleans yesterday, but that didn’t mean many of the Warriors players and coaches weren’t ready to reflect on the Sugar Bowl and season as a whole.
The team members who returned to Oahu yesterday aboard a Hawaiian Airlines charter were greeted by music and […]

Colt ready to bounce back

Date January 3, 2008

It was a sight we’d never seen until Tuesday. Even after the rare loss, Colt Brennan was never down — just anxious for the next opportunity.
But Brennan moped briefly after Hawaii absorbed a 41-10 shellacking in the Sugar Bowl, ending the Warriors’ 13-game winning streak. He wandered the field aimlessly for a minute or […]

Warrior fans in Manoa cheer the team’s return

Date January 3, 2008

A handful of fans brushed off a light rain to greet the University of Hawaii football team at the Manoa campus yesterday upon their return from a loss in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
“We just came from the airport,” said 13-year-old Anela Summers. “We thought we would be able to see them (there), but we […]

Dawgs harassed Colt all night

Date January 2, 2008

NEW ORLEANS » This time Colt Brennan didn’t play the fourth quarter for a different reason.
Hawaii’s record-setting quarterback and third-place finisher in the Heisman voting was intercepted three times and sacked eight last night at the Superdome as Georgia pounded Hawaii 41-10 in the Sugar Bowl.
On the final sack, Brennan was shaken up […]

Wake-up call ends BCS dream

Date January 2, 2008

Howard’s three sacks lead the Bulldogs to an overwhelming Sugar Bowl victory
NEW ORLEANS » It’s one thing to reach the next level. It’s another to compete there.
Hawaii, previously the only undefeated team in major college football, fell and fell hard in the Sugar Bowl, 41-10, to an inspired Georgia team last night at the Louisiana […]

Warriors’ ha‘a gets national audience

Date January 2, 2008

NEW ORLEANS » The last time Hawaii came to Louisiana, the team was flagged for doing its ritual pregame dance and incited anger among a hostile crowd that responded to the Warriors’ arm-slapping moves with similar, more vulgar gestures of their own.
“I think they got mad,” Hawaii defensive lineman Michael Lafaele recalled of the […]

Brennan’s last chance to make a statement

Date January 1, 2008

NEW ORLEANS » It’s time for Colt Brennan to make a statement — and not just for himself.
The Hawaii quarterback is playing for his Warrior teammates, an entire state and every underdog in the world when he takes the field in tonight’s Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome.
He can prove tonight that perhaps […]

Chasing down a dream season

Date January 1, 2008

NEW ORLEANS » Colt Brennan may be old and gray before he fully appreciates what he has meant to the University of Hawaii.
From that infectious smile off the field to his passionate competitiveness on it, No. 15 has forever changed the landscape of the 50th state. Fans can’t get enough of the 24-year-old […]

Hawaii’s belief is in the cards

Date January 1, 2008

NEW ORLEANS » At today’s Sugar Bowl game at the Louisiana Superdome, Mia Okinaga hopes to create “a chicken-skin moment” with the help of Hawaii fans and 2,000 green, black and white stadium cards.
Okinaga and a group of “section leaders” from Roy and Sonya Miyashiro’s Regal Travel tour group will be carrying boxes of […]