Hawaii's football program is a mess

blearybarfly · Jan 24, 2022

Previous head coach Todd Graham was fired after allegations of verbal abuse and an exodus of Warrior players, including Graham's son, into the transfer portal. Due to a combination of players leaving, injuries and positive COVID tests, they cancelled the Hawaii Bowl the night before it was to be played. Opponent Memphis had already flown in and gone through Hawaiian protocols.
Hawaii attempted to bring in highly successful former coach June Jones, and Jones was initially receptive to negotiations. However, he declined after the Warriors refused to offer him a longer contract than two years or offer him final say on staff hires.
Hawaii has since hired Warrior legend Timmy Chang, previously an assistant coach under Jay Norvell at Nevada. Chaotic as the last few weeks have been, the Warriors can move forward with a positive attitude, right? Wrong.
Hawaii House Representative Bob McDermott has called for a special committee to investigate the hiring process, specifically the communications with and offers to Jones.

This is just the most recent stuff. For example, Hawaii plays in a high school stadium now because Aloha Stadium is structurally unsafe, and no plans have been determined to address this issue. I know they are not P5, but I think this level of dysfunction deserves to be collated and posted.

brosept · Jan 24, 2022