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I say it will be pretty quite on the recruiting front tomorrow. Probably sign the kapolei recruit. Graham probably waiting for the transfers or late qualifiers since we sooo behind.

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I'm hearing we only have a few schollies bc of Elestie, Kapoi , Tufaga and a few new scholarship players will count towards 2020 ...hoping for a CB and DE.
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247 folks are crystal balling Wilkerson to Wazzu.

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Hoping that the UH coaching is also considering potential preferred walk-on (PWO) offers to some of these local HS '20 prospects....
- Ath (RB/SB/DB) Tanner Moku, Kamehameha-Kapalama (already with a PWO offer from Wazzu)
- OLB Micah Lilo, Kamehameha-Kapalama (already with a PWO offer from Nevada)
- SB Koali Nishigaya, Saint Louis (already with a PWO offer from Wazzu)
- OT Nalu Liftee, Saint Louis
- OG Josiah Enos, Castle
- WR Carter Kamana Jr., 'Iolani (younger brother of current UH player Noa Kamana)
- WR Zavier Ceruti, Campbell
- DE Tyger Fa'avi, Thompson HS (Alabama) - originally from Ewa Beach (Campbell)
- DL Ma'a Pase, Radford
- DL Manu Penitani, Mililani
- ILB Legend Matautia, Punahou
- Ath (SB/SS/FS) Nainoa Machado, Waianae
- Ath (SS/PR/KR) Shepherd Kekahuna, Roosevelt - had 3 KO return TDs and 2 Punt return TDs last season

Just a reminder that.....six (6) former walk-ons (Kalen Hicks, Kaimana Padello, Kana'i Pinanco, Azia Se'ei, Jason-Matthew Sharsh, Ta'aga Tu'ulima) were starters for most of this past season.
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Whateva wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:20 pm Probably sign the kapolei recruit.
J-Rod wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:45 pm 247 folks are crystal balling Wilkerson to Wazzu.
kapakahi wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 3:26 pm https://twitter.com/daytontoney/status/1224860489127206912

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Even if Wilkerson flips to Wazzu, it sure seems like UH is over-recruiting WRs.....since already got 3 receivers (Haasenritter, Mokiao-Atimalala, Turner) signed on the Early Signing Date.....and now with 2 more WR commits (Zion Bowens & Dayton Toney)….totaling 5 new receivers.

If UH is still looking to sign WR Riley Wilson too (also from Prestonwood Christian HS, Plano, TX), then would total 6 new receivers.....so would be really surprised if Stribling was signed too.

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kapakahi wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:08 pm
Bleed_Green wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:14 pm Riley Wilson 6'2 200lb from Prestonwood, Texas - LB/WR

Scholarship offer from coach Graham https://twitter.com/_Rileywilsonn/status/1221853036680744961
Recruiting a 2nd player from the same small Texas high school.....Prestonwood Christian HS in Plano, Texas? Hmmm.....

Just hoping that this is not a package deal.....since should reserve spots for higher priority recruiting needs (CB, DL, OT, RB, and QB)…..instead of WR or even ILB.
https://twitter.com/daytontoney/status/1222149602373251072
kapakahi wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2020 9:21 am
kapakahi wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:42 pm Unfortunately, doesn't look like recruiting need for DTs (as well as QB, RB, and OT) have been addressed.
Whateva wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:26 pm We need those second chance studs that either got hurt or in trouble like pisa,, colt, bess, and leonard. What do we have to lose with these kinda guys. They make a mistake you drop them or they will take it seriously and appreciate the coach and program.
With Graham and the new Special Teams coach both being out of college football for 2 years along with the new OC & OL coach coming in from the NFL, there just wasn't enough time for them to establish mainland recruiting ties to find the under-recruited/overlooked "diamond in the rough" players (such as Bethley, Byrd, Hune, Laulu, Manning, Matthews, Pryor, Smart, Thomas, Wa'a, Ward) that Rolo's staff found the past 2 Signing Classes who contributed greatly to the team's success this past season. Other than Abe & Yoro & Santa Cruz, the rest of the staff just started evaluating potential prospects within the past week or so.
With such a time crunch (just 2 weeks from Graham's hiring to Wednesday's NLI Late Signing Date), it seems as though there just wasn't enough time for the partial coaching staff hired thus far to re-group and recruit players based on the specific position need areas (primarily DL and to add QB, RB & OT depth)....but instead to recruit the best available players (apparently WRs and safeties) with some kind of recruiting connection with the new staff.
Palolo_2LA wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:26 pm I'm hearing we only have a few schollies bc of Elestie, Kapoi , Tufaga and a few new scholarship players will count towards 2020 ...hoping for a CB and DE.
kapakahi wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 3:40 pm
kapakahi wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 3:35 pm
kapakahi wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 3:26 pm https://twitter.com/daytontoney/status/1224860489127206912
Even if Wilkerson flips to Wazzu, it sure seems like UH is over-recruiting WRs.....since already got 3 receivers (Haasenritter, Mokiao-Atimalala, Turner) signed on the Early Signing Date.....and now with 2 more WR commits (Zion Bowens & Dayton Toney)….totaling 5 new receivers.

If UH is still looking to sign WR Riley Wilson too (also from Prestonwood Christian HS, Plano, TX), then would total 6 new receivers
.....so would be really surprised if Stribling was signed too.
https://twitter.com/_Rileywilsonn/status/1224868476482924552

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Now getting 6 new receivers (not counting Wilkerson)..... :o ....but no CB nor DE (or DT)…..nor another QB, RB and/or OT.

Maybe Wilson will get a look at OLB/SS instead of WR.

Hmmm....??? :-?

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kapakahi wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 3:14 pm Hoping that the UH coaching is also considering potential preferred walk-on (PWO) offers to some of these local HS '20 prospects....
- Ath (RB/SB/DB) Tanner Moku, Kamehameha-Kapalama (already with a PWO offer from Wazzu)
- OLB Micah Lilo, Kamehameha-Kapalama (already with a PWO offer from Nevada)
- SB Koali Nishigaya, Saint Louis (already with a PWO offer from Wazzu)
- OT Nalu Liftee, Saint Louis
- OG Josiah Enos, Castle
- WR Carter Kamana Jr., 'Iolani (younger brother of current UH player Noa Kamana)
- WR Zavier Ceruti, Campbell
- DE Tyger Fa'avi, Thompson HS (Alabama) - originally from Ewa Beach (Campbell)
- DL Ma'a Pase, Radford
- DT Liloa Kalima, Farrington
- DL Manu Penitani, Mililani
- ILB Legend Matautia, Punahou
- Ath (SB/SS/FS) Nainoa Machado, Waianae
- Ath (SS/PR/KR) Shepherd Kekahuna, Roosevelt - had 3 KO return TDs and 2 Punt return TDs last season

Just a reminder that.....six (6) former walk-ons (Kalen Hicks, Kaimana Padello, Kana'i Pinanco, Azia Se'ei, Jason-Matthew Sharsh, Ta'aga Tu'ulima) were starters for most of this past season.
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kapakahi wrote: Sat Feb 01, 2020 1:20 pm Looks like D'Anthony Jones is the only hybrid DE/OLB (because he is such a game-changer) that still being actively recruited by UH…..since UH never tripped STL DE/OLB prospect Darrell Masaniai (after Stutz left) after an early offer.
Unless he has a new late offer, looks as Masaniai is going the military academy route (Navy, Army or Air Force)…..having tripped Navy in December and visited Air Force this past weekend....and never tripping SDSU & UNLV (after their own respective coaching changes) after getting early offers from the previous coaches. https://twitter.com/DarrellMasaniai/status/1222668420757377026 https://twitter.com/DarrellMasaniai/status/1206709547152265216 https://twitter.com/DarrellMasaniai/status/1142929745983619072 https://twitter.com/DarrellMasaniai/status/1149553704812474368 https://twitter.com/DarrellMasaniai/status/1137499672833011712
Looks like Masaniai tripped to San Diego State this past weekend after all.....and will now be playing for the MWC opposition.... https://twitter.com/DarrellMasaniai/status/1224904064074313728

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Anyone know what time the letter of intent signing is supposed to begin tomorrow?

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Lakeside (Florida) HS '20 OT Anthony Smith commits to Iowa State.... https://twitter.com/SmithAnthony56/status/1224763840686108672 https://twitter.com/SmithAnthony56/status/1206350410556022787

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kapakahi wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 6:56 pm Lakeside (Florida) HS '20 OT Anthony Smith commits to Iowa State.... https://twitter.com/SmithAnthony56/status/1224763840686108672 https://twitter.com/SmithAnthony56/status/1206350410556022787
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Bleed_Green wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 6:27 pm Anyone know what time the letter of intent signing is supposed to begin tomorrow?
Recruits can sign at 8:00 am in the time zone they are in. So the Texas guys will be signing at 8:00 am CT or 4:00 am HT.

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uhwarriors wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:30 pm
Bleed_Green wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 6:27 pm Anyone know what time the letter of intent signing is supposed to begin tomorrow?
Recruits can sign at 8:00 am in the time zone they are in. So the Texas guys will be signing at 8:00 am CT or 4:00 am HT.
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Was being recruited for UH before Rolo left....but now going to Wazzu instead.... https://twitter.com/akogio_42/status/1224859195016536064 https://twitter.com/JUCOFFrenzy/status/1224862241234792448
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Today's SA article only mentions Wilson and Bowens. Wondering if Toney is a PWO.
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