Monday, October 25, 1999
Senior Bowl wants
some ’Bows
Rainbow Football Notebook
By Paul Arnett
Standings and Statistics
Star-BulletinAs many as five Hawaii football players could be invited to take part in this year's Senior Bowl, general manager Steve Hale confirmed after the Tulsa game.
The leading candidates are offensive linemen Adrian Klemm, Kaulana Noa and Andy Phillips, punter Chad Shrout and linebacker Jeff Ulbrich. It's likely all would attend the bowl in Mobile, Ala., leaving the rival Hula Bowl in a possible lurch.
"I'm leaving that up to the individuals," UH head coach June Jones said. "That's their future, not mine. I'm not going to try to tell them what to do because it's ultimately their choice."
The Hula Bowl already has extended invitations to Klemm, Noa and Ulbrich, but none has signed to play in the oldest college all-star game. The NFL is more involved in the Senior Bowl, which could be attractive for the UH players because pro scouts don't get that many opportunities to see them on the mainland.
"If you're well known, then the Hula Bowl is the place to go because it doesn't matter anyway," New York Jets scout Jim Cochran said. "A guy like Jeff Ulbrich needs the recognition, so it might be better if he went to the Senior Bowl. With that said, I love the Hula Bowl. They have done a great job out there making that game attractive to players and NFL scouts."
Bowl Games Hawaii executive director Lenny Klompus said yesterday that he will take their decisions in stride. He added he'll have 90 of the game's best players, regardless of which bowl the Hawaii players select.
"We'd like the Hawaii players to be here, but it's their choice," Klompus said. "We just want to remind people that this game is for the college players to enjoy. All of the NFL teams are represented here, so they'll be seen.
"There's also such a thing as loyalty. We have taken Hawaii players over the years, who wouldn't have gone anywhere without us."
The major difference between the two college all-star games is practice. In the Senior Bowl, it's more like the NFL combine where players are tested against players in a high-pressure format. The Hula Bowl is less structured, but is sanctioned by the NCAA. The Senior Bowl is not.
Cochran said that Klemm and Noa would be invited to the NFL combine in Indianapolis next February. Ulbrich probably will be as well. Cochan wasn't as sure about Shrout and Phillips.
Hawaii quarterback Dan Robinson and his favorite target, wide receiver Dwight Carter, continue to remain among the nation's best offensive players. RAINBOW FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Inside the numbers
Carter fell two spots to No. 8 nationally in receiving yards, averaging 106.29 a game. He also is 18th in the country in receptions, averaging 6.5 an outing. Robinson is ninth nationally in total offense, averaging 303 yards a game.
But more importantly, he entered the top 50 in passing efficiency for the first time this season. His rating of 125.7 was good enough for No. 46 in the country. By comparison, Fresno State quarterback Billy Volek is ranked fifth in the nation with a rating of 152.2
"The good thing for me is I didn't have any interceptions this week," Robinson said of his performance in Hawaii' 35-21 victory over Tulsa. "Yards is only one part of the formula. If you throw too many picks, it's going to hurt you."
Hawaii continued to perform well in special teams. Chad Shrout is No. 24 in punting, averaging 42.57 yards a kick. As a result, the Rainbows are rated 11th in the country in net punting at 39.4 yards an exchange.
Jamal Garland is No. 40 in punt returns at 9.52 yards. Consequently, the Rainbows are rated 48th in the country in punt returns. Garland is also tied for No. 39 in kickoff returns, averaging 23 yards. Hawaii is not rated among the top 50 in any major defensive categories, but are 28th in total offense at 411.5 yards a game.
Substitution errors
Hawaii was flagged several times or was forced to call a timeout for illegal substitution, something Hawaii head coach June Jones believed his team wasn't guilty of in Saturday's win over Tulsa."They substitute in that hurry-up offense and we try to send our guys in and they wouldn't let us do it," Jones said. "They called it on Tulsa one time for some reason, too, I don't know. We haven't had that problem before, so, I don't know why officiating crews call it differently."
The rule states you can't break from the huddle with 12 men. UH defensive coordinator Greg McMackin claimed the Rainbows didn't do that.
Warren making a name
Outside linebacker Yaphet Warren continues to go about doing his business without a lot of fanfare. He led the Rainbows in tackles in the win over Tulsa with 10. He also had a quarterback sack to run his season total to three."Yaphet is one of the better defenders on our team," McMackin said. "A lot of the publicity goes Jeff Ulbrich's way, but Yaphet is a good one, too."
The fact Warren is coming off a career-threatening ankle break he suffered in a moped accident last year makes his return even more special. He is second on the team in tackles with 51.
"I just try to go out and do my job each and every weekend," Warren said. "This is a team game. All the guys rally around each other on the field and in the huddle."
Injury report
Daniel Ho-Ching reinjured his shoulder and is listed as day-to-day.
By Paul Arnett, Star-Bulletin
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Overall Conference W L T PCT. W L T PCT. PF PA Rice 5 3 0 .625 4 0 0 1.000 149 57 Hawaii 5 2 0 .714 3 1 0 .750 107 62 Fresno State 5 3 0 .625 2 1 0 .667 64 66 Texas Christian 3 4 0 .429 2 2 0 .500 138 85 San Jose State 3 4 0 .429 1 2 0 .333 41 101 Texas-El Paso 3 5 0 .375 1 2 0 .333 68 85 Southern Meth 1 5 0 .167 1 2 0 .333 52 76 Tulsa 1 6 0 .143 0 4 0 .000 58 145LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Hawaii 35, Tulsa 21
Rice 42, TCU 21
Fresno State 24, UTEP 23 (OT)
SMU at San Jose State ppd.
COMING UP SATURDAY
Fresno State at Tulsa, 9 a.m.
Rice at SMU, 9 a.m.
San Jose State at UTEP, 3:05 p.m.
TCU at Hawaii, 6:05 p.m.
SEASON STATISTICS
TEAM
Hawaii Opp FIRST DOWNS 132 143 Rushing 36 68 Passing 89 61 Penalty 7 14 RUSHING YARDAGE 598 1217 Yards gained rushing 754 1453 Yards lost rushing 156 236 Rushing Attempts 164 340 Average Per Rush. 3.6 3.6 Average Per Game 85.4 173.9 TDs Rushing 7 13 PASSING YARDAGE 2284 1289 Att-Comp. 312-168 196-116 Had intercepted 15 10 Average Per Pass 7.3 6.6 Average Per Catch 13.6 11.1 Average Per Game 326.3 184.1 TDs Passing 14 8 TOTAL OFFENSE 2882 2506 Total Plays 476 536 Average Per Play 6.1 4.7 Average Per Game 411.7 358.0 KICK RETURNS No. -Yards 27-490 32-551 PUNT RETURNS No. -Yards 21-200 18-112 INT RETURNS No. -Yards 10-183 12-92 FUMBLES-LOST 18-8 16-5 PENALTIES-YARDS 66-564 56-390 PUNTS-AVG 35-42.6 41-39.5 TIME OF POSS. 25:08 34:52 3RD-DOWN CONV. 32/93 41/109 4TH-DOWN CONV. 3/10 4/13RUSHING
Att. Yds. TD Long Weaver 57 298 2 20 Thompson 52 257 3 38 Stutzmann 5 27 0 9 Fenderson 2 22 0 11 Grant 5 17 0 13 Liana 1 5 0 5 Harris 1 3 1 3 Garland 1 1 0 1 Skinner 1 1 0 1 Robinson 32 -16 1 14 Harrison 7 -17 1 14PASSING
Att. Com. Int. Yds. TD Robinson 293 160 11 2193 14 Harrison 18 8 1 91 0 Ho-Ching 1 0 0 0 0RECEIVING
No. Yds. TD Long Carter 46 744 5 62 Stutzmann 35 347 5 34 Harris 31 489 2 48 Lelie 19 301 0 43 Thompson 14 102 0 25 Weaver 8 91 0 29 Brooks 5 116 2 80 Gray 3 31 0 18 Sims 2 57 0 46 Colbert 2 7 0 8 de Laura 1 7 0 7 Noa 1 -1 0 0 Robinson 1 -7 0 0PUNTING
No. Yds. Avg. Long Shrout 35 1490 42.6 60TACKLES
UT AT TT Ulbrich 29 64 93 Y. Warren 20 31 51 D. Miller 22 27 49 Le Jay 10 31 41 Paul 11 27 38 A. Smith 8 28 36 Jackson 16 19 35 Kemfort 10 23 33 Tuioti 6 20 26 Austin 12 13 25 Tucker 10 13 23 Correia 4 16 20 Iosua 6 13 19 Espiau 5 11 16 Fuga 2 13 15 Ho-Ching 4 11 15 Sims 4 11 15 Elam 3 11 14 Avila 2 10 12 Garnier 5 6 11 Garner 0 8 8 Campbell 2 5 7 C. Brown 3 3 6 Fenderson 2 3 5 Armstrong 1 3 4 Espinoza 1 3 4 Morgan 0 4 4 Dietschy 0 3 3 Williams 2 1 3 Harris 1 1 2 Lelie 1 1 2 Liana 1 1 2 Shrout 0 2 2
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