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.

If you’re a sports nut and just need some updates on what’s going on with island sports maybe we can point you in the right direction.

The UH Warrior Football team, who just announced their 2008 football schedule will be taking on Utah State at home in Aloha Stadium tomorrow at 6:05 pm.

For those of you following the Kahuku High School Football team they’ve decided to put their differences in opinion on their coach aside and try and work together and move forward for the rest of the season. You can read about this over at the Honolulu Advertisers coverage.

For those following the two young golfing phenoms from Hawaii you can see both in action next week. Tadd Fujikawa will tee off in Las Vegas in the Frys.com Open and Michelle Wie is getting ready to play the Samsung World Championship in California.

Although we don’t know the complete schedule we have heard that athletic director Herman Frazier was able to secure 13 games next season as opposed to the snafu this year of only 12 games. The NCAA allows for 13 regular season games.

We do know that the UH Warrior football team will get a couple of tough opponents in addition to it’s WAC schedule, both at the beginning and at the end of the season. The biggest name in the bunch is defending national champions Florida. The Warriors will play Florida on the road.
The Warriors are playing the following non-conference games:

Aug. 30th - Florida
Sept. 6th  - Weber State
Sept. 13th - Oregon State
Nov. 29th - Washington State
Dec. 6th    - Cincinnati

Starting with Florida will really set the pace for UH and could bust them onto the national scene for good.

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.

Colt Brennan will appear on the cover of the October 8th issue of ESPN Magazine. We snagged this image below of the cover shot from ESPN.com.

Colt Brennan who missed last weeks game against Charleston Southern due to an injury will continue his heisman run this week against Idaho. He says his ankle is healed and he’ll be back to full force in time for the game.

Colt Brennan said he’s fit to play this weekend when the Warriors take on WAC opponent Idaho in Idaho.

Colt has been out for a little over a week with a sprained ankle endured prior to the UNLV game. He missed Saturday’s game against Charleston Southern where the Warriors decisively won 66-10 with Tyler Graunke leading the charge. Even without playing in the game Colt Brennan remained near the top of the leader board as one of the nations best passers.

Brennan said his ankle was still a little swollen but expects that by Saturday it’ll be good to go.

Game time for this weekends match-up is 11:00 am Hawaii time and is available live on pay per view or you can see the game replayed at 9:30 pm on Saturday and 10:00 am on Sunday.

The intense watch of Colt Brennan and the status of his ankle is back this week as the UH Warrior football team prepares for their game against Idaho this weekend in Moscow, Idaho.

For those of you who saw the game this weekend or watched highlights you probably noticed that Colt Brennan was pacing the sidelines helping out the younger Graunke. Colt was actually ready to go into the game if he was needed but June Jones decided to let Tyler Graunke tough it out and give his star some rest.

Personally I think it was a good idea. UH won the game 66-10 and was able to give their star that they need for the remainder of the season a much needed rest. If Colt continued to play on his ankle it might never heal and he could be 80% all year long or worse, do long term injury.

The UH sports world will be watching practice intently this week as they prepare to see what the decision will be for this Saturday’s game. Our guess is that Colt will be playing. However, if he’s not close to 100% it would make sense to rotate him in and out with Graunke seeing as how Tyler was able to lead the warriors this past game.

The University of Hawaii Football team pummeled Charleston Southern 66-10 last night at Aloha Stadium and did so without their star quarterback Colt Brennan. After injuring his ankle last week before the UNLV game, Colt Brennan was questionable all week long.

Finally, when the Warriors offense took the field, the man at the helm was Tyler Graunke. Graunke threw for 285 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

With the win the Warriors moved one spot in the USA Today Poll to 17th and remained at 19th in the AP Poll. The Warriors improved their record to 4-0 on the season. We’ll keep you posted on the status of Colt as the week progresses toward their game against Idaho this Saturday.

Colt Brennan had an abbreviated workout yesterday which is a huge improvement over most of this week, where he’s been crouched over crutches watching practice.

In his own words Colt said that “It feels a lot better every day. If it continues to heal the way it’s been healing, and Saturday I wake up and it feels good and I can go, I’m gonna go. No doubt about that.”

That’s great news for Warrior fans who don’t want to see there season come to an early end with a silly loss to an unknown team (no offense to Charleston Southern.)

The UH Warriors have been creeping up the rankings every week as they continue to impress the nation with a high powered and explosive offense and a defense that’s been consistently stopping both the run and pass.