Dave Aranda and Nick Rolovich sampled life as Division I coordinators last fall.

This spring, they get the full course.

Hawaii head coach Greg McMackin entrusted the assistants with play-calling duties last year, and they enter spring practice tomorrow as the Warriors' new defensive and offensive coordinators.

“;If I was going to have this position, the one place I'd want to have it would be here,”; said Rolovich, a former UH quarterback. “;Especially after playing here, being part of the program, understanding the success that's been here and what this offense can do. I'm going to keep that at the front of my mind. I am very fortunate and I have a responsibility to carry this on.”;

McMackin formally informed the team of the shuffles within the coaching staff at a meeting yesterday morning. The Warriors hold the first of 15 spring sessions tomorrow morning on campus.

Rolovich was given the play-calling responsibilities in the second week of the Warriors' 6-7 season, while Aranda was gradually given a greater voice in calling the plays as the season progressed.

“;(McMackin has) put a lot of faith and trust in me, so I feel that and I take the responsibility very seriously,”; Aranda said.

Ron Lee and Cal Lee had held the coordinator positions since McMackin was hired as head coach in 2008.

Cal Lee will be the assistant head coach and work with defensive ends, a position held last year by George Lumpkin. McMackin has recommended Lumpkin, a 33-year member of the staff, to become the director of player personnel, with the hire still in the process of being finalized.

Tony Tuioti, the director of player personnel the past two years, will coach the defensive tackles.

Ron Lee will be the assistant offensive coordinator and receivers coach, and Rolovich said game plans will continue to be a collaborative effort.

“;Everybody is on the same page; now I can really focus on the receivers,”; Ron Lee said.

Rolovich takes over the offense about a decade after first arriving in Hawaii as a quarterback under then-head coach June Jones and said there won't be major changes to the run-and-shoot-based system, though the staff will look at adding a few wrinkles over the next 15 practices.

“;I'm going to be the same guy,”; Rolovich said. “;I'm going to coach the same way, be positive, spontaneous, being open to different ways to get points across. I just have responsibility over more guys now.”;

Likewise, Aranda isn't planning on overhauling the defensive scheme. He spent part of the offseason visiting with the staff of the Philadelphia Eagles, who run the same defensive system the Warriors have used during McMackin's tenure.

“;This particular scheme has been an attacking, aggressive scheme, and I see our defense as that way,”; Aranda said. “;Coach Mack is an aggressive defensive coach and I believe the same way. I believe you don't play defense to defend. I really believe you play defense to attack.

“;There is talent coming back. ... The No. 1 thing we can do is play together. If we do that, along with playing with great effort, then the defense we're talking about is going to come to fruition.”;

Aranda first worked with McMackin as a graduate assistant at Texas Tech in 2000 and '01. He spent two seasons coaching linebackers at Houston and was defensive coordinator at California Lutheran and Delta State before joining McMackin at UH.

“;(Aranda) knows the package and can teach the package and I've got complete confidence,”; McMackin said.

Tuioti, a former UH defensive tackle, is a former head coach at Kalaheo and served as defensive coordinator at Silverado High School in Las Vegas in his last on-field coaching stint.

“;Whether I was going to be on the field or not, I was really excited about this season just because of the depth and the quality of guys that we have coming back,”; Tuioti said. “;On and off the field we have class guys, that's the important thing.

“;I had an opportunity to watch it all from a distance and to actually get your hands dirty with the guys is going to be fun.”;