Finally! On the second day of the NFL draft, Colt Brennan was picked in the 6th round by the Washington Redskins. Scouting reports showed his light slowly fading during pre-Draft workouts, but let’s hope Colt shows them wrong and sticks it out long enough to start in the NFL someday. Recent hip surgery will keep in on the injured list for some time, so we’re all hoping Colt can bounce back and show everyone what a great, professional quarterback he is.

Exactly two months from today, we will find out where and when Colt Brennan will go in this year’s NFL draft. In the meantime, we just have to wait it out and see. Lucky for Colt Brennan fans, he’s right in the thick of things at the NFL Scouting Combine. His impressive performance this weekend may yet turn heads and prove he’s worth an early pick.

What are your thoughts? Where do you think he’ll go in the draft?

The Warriors quarterback, Colt Brennan, despite being injurred and missing several quarters in several games this season has be named a finalist in the Heisman Trophy race, which is given to college footballs best player.

He along with three others will be finalists for the Heisman Trophy.

Colt Brennan - QB Hawaii
Chase Daniel - QB Missouri
Darren McFadden - RB Arkansas
Tim Tebow - QB Florida

The decision will be made from the New York Athletic Club and you can watch the action at 8pm eastern. Last years winner was Ohio State QB Troy Smith.

The University of Hawaii football team won their final game of the season against Washington in dramatic fashion to finish their season 12-0, the only unbeaten team in the Nation! Although their not playing for the National Championship they are playing a team that some people (including the coach) thought should be in the BCS Championship game.

The UH Warriors will take on Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on January 1st, 2008 at 7:30 pm. The Bulldogs are ranked 5th in the nation and some thought had a better shot at playing Ohio State in the Championship until the Coaches Poll came out on Sunday.

Regardless, the Warriors were psyched to get into a BCS game and are psyched to play such a tough opponent. The team and a mass of fans were at the Stan Sheriff center to watch the results live on ESPN and ESPN had an analyst at the Stan Sheriff interviewing fans, Coach Jones, and Colt Brennan on their reaction to the results of the bowl bid.

The Warriors will have to stay sharp as they have a little under a month without a game to stay primed for this meeting. Colt Brennan will also be making his play for the Heisman trophy despite several injuries this season which kept him out of some games.

It was a sell out crowd at Aloha Stadium as the Warriors defeated number 19 ranked Boise State to keep their BCS hopes alive.

It was a packed house, both inside the stadium and outside. People came to tailgate only, try and get a ticket, and just be around the buzz. For a work day, it didn’t look like much of the state was working at all, and rightfully so, the Warriors were making UH history and trying to creep up the BCS rankings for a shot at the Fiesta Bowl, or better!

LSU had just lost to Arkansas in triple overtime, the number 2 and number 4 teams were set to play the next night, and Hawaii was looking to be the only unbeaten team in major college football.

The team took the field to a huge roar and it was on. The student section (where we were sitting) didn’t really sit for almost the entire game. Paper was shredded and tossed. Poms were thrown backwards, and the Warriors were pumped.

UH’s defense which hasn’t always been the best in the league played outstanding, and Colt Brennan played like he truly was a Heisman candidate. He was 40 for 53 with 495 yards passing, 5 touchdown passes and 1 rushing touchdown.

In the end, Hawaii came out victorious, 39-27, the students rushed the field and the Warriors kept their BCS hopes alive while winning their first ever WAC Title.

Next week the Warriors look to round out the season with a home game on Saturday night against Washington.

The UH Warrior football team continues to gain in the AP and USA Today Polls with each win. Their most recent victory came this weekend against Fresno State where the Warriors scored 37 to Fresno’s 30.

UH fans were silent late in the game when star quarterback Colt Brennan was literally knocked out as he scrambled left on a pass play. The quarterback left the game with a concussion and is making a quick recovery, hopefully in time for the game this weekend.

Although the Warriors have been able to climb in the AP and the USA Today polls they’ve been unable to make it past 16 in the BCS poll, the one poll they most likely will need to make it to 12 to get into a BCS bowl.

However, they’re last few games, Nevada, Boise State, and Washington could catapult them into a top spot if they remain unbeaten. The national credibility of the WAC conference isn’t that great, even with a team like Boise State winning their BCS bowl last year.

If the warriors are to make it up to the top 10, where some analysts believe they belong, they’re going to have to show the nation, in these last few games, that they are for real. Big wins at Nevada and at home against Boise State and Washington would do just that.

This weekend the Warriors travel to Nevada for their game on Friday.

The UH Warrior Football Team needed a comeback 4th quarter and a dominant overtime to stay undefeated and preserve their rank among the upper echelon of NCAA teams.

Colt Brennan threw for a WAC record 75 times for 545 yards, 4 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. One announcer last night summed up the game for Brennan pretty well saying something to the effect of Colt was able to put himself out of the running then back into the running for the Heisman Trophy all in one game.

And it was true. His turnovers were tough to swallow as he looked unlike his usual cool composed self for the first 3 quarters. Even in the 4th quarter, he brought the Warriors to within 7 with a touchdown score, but on the next UH drive threw an interception that looked like it would end the game for the Warriors.

A quick San Jose fumble and UH recovery allowed some life to be pumped back into the Warriors which showed as Colt Brennan rushed his way to a tie game from the 2 yard line after several easy completions for the recomposed quarterback.

Then in overtime, a quick TD completion and a UH interception and the Warriors stayed undefeated with their BCS hopes still alive.

The Warriors kept their winning streak alive last night at Aloha Stadium beating Utah State 52-37. And they did that without the help of starting quarterback Colt Brennan for the entire second half.

Late in the second quarter Colt Brennan went down and stayed down as Warrior fans held their breath. An ankle injury, which has been bothering Brennan for weeks now, was aggravated when he was tackled by several Utah State players. Brennan got up and hobbled off the field, not a good sign for someone who is in the running for the Heisman Trophy.

Into the game came Tyler Graunke, the young quarterback who’s first start left some fans worried if Brennan remained out. But Tyler quickly stifled those worries with some good passes before the half.

He then came out in the second half, after Brennan tried a play but quickly called it a night, and played great. He ended the night 9-11 with 246 yards and 3 touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdown.

With the win the warriors remained number 16 in the AP poll and dropped a spot in the Coaches poll to 16. We’ll keep you updated as to the condition of Colt Brennan as the week continues and let you know his status for the game this weekend against San Jose State.

With several key losses by top 15 teams this week The University of Hawaii Warrior Football team moved higher in both the AP and USA Today polls.

AP 16 and USA Today 15.

Colt Brennan also stayed strong in the national spotlight despite throwing 5 interceptions in their win this weekend. He ranks 2nd in the nation in total offense yards per game and 9th in passing efficiency.

The latest rankings for the AP and USA Today Polls are below.

AP Poll
1. LSU
2. Southern Cal
3. California
4. Ohio St.
5. Wisconsin
6. South Florida
7. Boston College
8. Kentucky
9. Florida
10. Oklahoma
11. South Carolina
12. Georgia
13. West Virginia
14. Oregon
15. Virginia Tech
16. Hawai’i
17. Missouri
18. Arizona St.
19. Texas
20. Cincinnati
21. Rutgers
22. Clemson
23. Purdue
24. Kansas St.
25. Nebraska

USA Today Poll
1. Southern Cal
2. LSU
3. California
4. Ohio State
5. Wisconsin
6. Boston College
7. Florida
8. Kentucky
9. South Florida
10. Oklahoma
11. Georgia
12. West Virginia
13. Oregon
14. Virginia Tech
15. Hawaii
16. Texas
17. Missouri
18. South Carolina
19. Arizona State
20. Purdue
21. Rutgers
22. Clemson
23. Nebraska
24. Cincinnati
25. UCLA

Colt Brennan was a little rusty today in the Warriors game against WAC opponent Idaho. But those interceptions didn’t stop UH from doing what they do best, putting up big numbers on offense. The Warriors one the game 48-20.

Along with those big offensive numbers, the Warriors defense looked great too. 14 of Idaho’s 20 points came off Brennan interceptions as two of them were returned for touchdowns.

Colt did manage to throw for 369 yards on 30 completions and 49 attempts. That included 3 touchdown passes, 1 rushing touchdown, and unfortunately, 5 interceptions. He wasn’t sharp but his ankle which caused him to sit last week didn’t appear to bother him. He just looked like he was off, missing receivers on passes that we expect him to easily complete.

Everyone is entitled to an off day, especially if that off day means a 28 point win.