Cal Bear transfer hybrid DE/OLB Patrick Hisatake Signs LOI

[ulua]

Awesome!! Keep'em coming
Is he related to Ray Hisatake? son perhaps?

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https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/12/ ... -pedigree/

From the Star Advertiser....

By Stephen Tsai

Hisatake, who is 6 feet 5 and 240 pounds, was born in American Samoa but moved to Hawaii when he was 3 months old. He grew up in Kalihi and attended Mililani High as a freshman. After that, his family sought more opportunities in Oregon, where he spent the next three years.

As a Westview High senior, Hisatake received offers from several schools, including Michigan, UCLA, Nebraska, Arizona, Kansas State, Central Florida and Hawaii. He chose Cal before a visit. “I took a leap of faith,” he said.

But fate was less kind. Soon after enrolling in January 2021, he suffered a torn ACL in his left knee. The recovery was nearly 14 months.

On the third to the last practice ahead of the 2022 opener, he suffered a broken left hand against a teammate’s helmet. It would be another 10 weeks before he was fully healed, making it the second year in a row he did not play a snap.

This week, he entered the transfer portal and reached out to the UH coaching staff and his cousin, Ray Hisatake, a former Warriors lineman who works at Saint Francis High in San Jose.

“I did my job,” Ray Hisatake said of making a pitch for his alma mater.

“I started talking to the UH coaches, and Coach (Timmy) Chang and Coach Keiki (Misipeka, the point recruiter), and I realized it’s time to come back home,” Hisatake said. “They showed me so much love. … I like what Coach Chang is building. I’m familiar with the coaching staff. I’m excited for the years to come.”

Hisatake is projected to compete as a rush end. “My main goal is to get sacks this coming season,” Hisatake said.

Patrick Hisatake ATH from Oregon

https://twitter.com/knkzz_/status/1243324197645873152

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Welcome home Patrick!

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