2022 University of Hawaii football

11/30/22 - Hawaii finishes no. 6 in Bottom 10

11/29/22 - Hawaii no. 6 in Bottom 25 to play Charlotte in first round / Hawaii moves up to 126 in CBS rankings

11/26/22 - San Jose State defeats Hawaii 27-14

11/23/22 - Hawaii drops to no. 13 in Bottom 10

11/22/22 - Hawaii down to no. 7 in Bottom 25

11/20/22 - Hawaii wins but moves down 3 spots to 129 in CBS rankings (or maybe it's not updated?)

11/19/22 - Hawaii holds off UNLV 31-25

11/16/22 - Hawaii back in the Bottom 10 to #9 / Hawaii remains no. 4 in Bottom 25

11/12/22 - Hawaii falls short against Utah State 34-41

11/9/22 - Hawaii edged out of Bottom 10 to #11 / Hawaii moves up to no. 4 in Bottom 25 (changing places with Colorado State)

11/5/22 - Fresno State steamrolls Hawaii 55-13

11/02/22 - Hawaii moves up to #9 in Bottom 10 / Hawaii still no. 5 in Bottom 25, but why is Colorado State no. 4? /  Hawaii down to 129 in CBS rankings

10/29/22 - Hawaii run over by Wyoming 20-27

10/27/22 - Hawaii still no. 16 in Bottom 10, Hawaii climbs to no. 5 in Bottom 25, still no. 128 in CBS rankings, Colorado State jumps to no. 126

10/22/22 - Colorado State comes back to edge Hawaii 17-13

10/19/22 - Hawaii drops out of the Bottom 10 to no. 16, but no. 4 in Bottom 25 / Hawaii moves up 1 spot to 128 in CBS rankings, Nevada is 127, will play no. 130 Colorado State this week 

10/15/22 - Hawaii runs over Nevada 31-16

10/8/22 - San Diego State edges Hawaii 16-14 behind converted safety

10/6/22 - Hawaii remains no. 3 in the Bottom 10, drops a spot to 128 in CBS rankings (behind Akron)

9/28/22 - Hawaii dropped only two spots to 127, and actually "dropped" to no. 3 in the Bottom 10.  Colorado State is the new no. 1 with New Mexico State dropping all the way down to no. 9 

9/24/22 - New Mexico State lights up Hawaii 45-26

9/24/22 - CBS rankings: Hawaii no. 125, New Mexico State no. 130, UMass no. 131

9/21/22 - No. 2 Huh-Why?-Yuh to face off against new no. 1 Whew Mexico State

9/17/22 - Hawaii holds off Duquesne 24-14 for Timmy Chang's first win

9/14/22 - Hawaii remains no. 2 in Bottom 10, Hawaii shoots up to no. 123 in CBS rankings, TeamRankings has Hawaii at 131 (out of 131)

9/10/22 - Hawaii beats the spread against Michigan

9/8/22 - Despite loss, Hawaii still no. 2 in Bottom 10, CBS Sports ranks Hawaii no. 127 (out of 131)

9/3/22 - Hawaii picked clean in 17-49 loss to Western Kentucky

8/31/22 - Hawaii no. 2 in Bottom 10

8/27/22 - Hawaii trounced in opener by Vanderbilt 10-63

8/25/22 - The Athletic ranks Hawaii at 123 (out of 131 teams)

8/24/22 - Reardon predicts 6-7

8/19/22 - $30 million approved to expand Ching Field from 9000 to 17000 seats

8/14/22 - Athlon Sports ranks Hawaii at 127 (out of 131)

7/24/22 - Mountain West outlook

6/27/22 - Three from Bishop Gorman commit to Hawaii for 2023

6/16/22 - Bobby Curran needs double lung transplant

6/9/22 - Timmy Chang ranked ahead of 5 head coaches

6/9/22 - Three local players (Sagapulotele, Muaau, Timoteo) commit to Hawaii

6/7/22 - John Veneri eager as new play-by-play voice

6/7/22 - Malik Hausman joining the team six years later / Sagapolutele, Muaau, Timoteo accept scholarships for 2023

5/27/22 - Warriors to get four national TV games

5/10/22 - Bobby Curran stepping away from UH football broadcasts

4/10/22 - Timmy Chang is pitching his story

3/31/22 - Andrew Faoliu (formerly at Oregon) to join Warriors

3/23/22 - Timmy Chang reaching back into the past

3/20/22 - Shoemaker will implement mixed plate offense / an early look at the players

3/1/22 - The gap has widened between the "haves" and Hawaii (Stephen Tsai)

2/28/22 - Timmy Chang trying to reconnect to local recruits

2/27/22 - Brandon MacGregor, improbable star of walk-on tryouts

2/18/22 - JoJo Forest, CB, to transfer from Oregon State
2/17/22 - 2022 schedule set

2/16/22 - Makana Meyer, S, Mililani accepts 2023 scholarship offer 

2/3/22 - Timmy Chang introduces the recruits

2/2/22 - Warrior commitments include Malaki Te'o, Dean Briski, Wynden Ho'ohuli, Cammon Cooper, Demarii Blanks, Jordan Murray, Greyson Morgan

2/2/22 - Nate Ilaoa is back as director of player personnel and recruiting coordinator

2/1/22 - Neal Yoro provides inspiration to Jacob

1/31/22 - Timmy Chang is back in the spotlight

1/30/22 - Chris Brown did another crazy thing

1/30/22 - The pressure is on Timmy Chang again

1/29/22 - Timmy Chang connects past to present

1/27/22 - Ian Shoemaker named offensive coordinator

1/26/22 - Thomas Sheffield to be hired as associate head coach, special teams coordinator, and tight ends coach

1/26/22 - Jacob Yoro promoted to offensive coordinator, Roman Sapolu hired as offensive line coach, Chris Brown hired as linebackers coach, Abraham Elimimian will be the cornerbacks coach, Keiki Misipeka will coach the running backs, Kody Cooke retained as strength/conditioning coordinator, Colin Shaffer retained as video coordinator

1/26/22 - Retention bonus doubles Chang's salary

1/26/22 - Reardon questions Matlin's plan

1/25/22 - Press conference: Matlin and Jones had different plans in mind

1/25/22 - If only Kekaula was still here (Stephen Tsai)

1/24/22 - Elimimian and Yoro are expected to be retained as assistant coaches

1/22/22 - Hawaii hires Tim Chang as new head coach after drama with June Jones

1/21/22 - June Jones turns down University of Hawaii offer to be head coach

1/19/22 - AJ Bianco decommits from Hawaii and will attend University of Nevada

1/19/22 - Dave Reardon: hire June Jones ASAP

1/18/22 - Stephen Tsai: UH's to-do list

1/18/22 - June Jones submits his application, endorsed by Miano

1/16/22 - Hawaii football up in the air

1/16/22 - What's next for Hawaii football

Rolovich fired by Washington State

11/15/22 - Rolovich sues Washington State over firing

[10/19/21] SPOKANE, Wash. >> Washington State fired football coach Nick Rolovich and four of his assistants today for refusing a state mandate that all employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, making him the first major college coach to lose his job over vaccination status.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, had set a deadline of Monday for thousands of state employees, including the Cougars’ coach, to be vaccinated. Rolovich applied for a religious exemption, which was denied today, Washington State athletic director Pat Chun said.

Defensive coordinator Jake Dickert will be elevated to acting coach, and his first game in charge will be Saturday at home against BYU.

“This is a tough day for Washington State football,” Chun said at a news conference. “Nobody wants to be here.”

Also fired for refusing vaccination were assistant coaches Ricky Logo, John Richardson, Craig Stutzmann and Mark Weber. Logo, Stutzmann and Weber were University of Hawaii assistant coaches when Rolovich was UH’s head coach. Stutzmann also played for UH, and for Saint Louis School before that.

Chun said there may be no precedent for a team losing its head coach and so many assistants in the middle of a season.

“Our student-athletes are the biggest losers in this,” he said.

Rolovich was not immediately available for comment.

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Rolovich, 42, was the highest-paid state employee, with an annual salary of more than $3 million in a contract that runs through 2025. He had said he wouldn’t get vaccinated but wouldn’t specify his reasons. He was the only unvaccinated head coach in the Pac-12 and wore a mask during games.

Rolovich was fired for cause, which means the university does not have to honor the rest of his contract, although lawsuits over the decision are likely. The Washington State athletic department is currently facing a shortfall of more than $30 million.

Around the country, many college football coaches have publicly advocated for vaccination, including Clemson’s Dabo Swinney and Alabama’s Nick Saban. Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said not getting vaccinated would be irresponsible and bragged about his team being 100% vaccinated.

Many coaches have talked about their teams’ high vaccination rates, though schools are not under any obligation to share those numbers.

Unlike last season, when COVID- 19 cases swept through major college football, postponing and canceling games weekly, no games have needed to be rescheduled because of a COVID-19 outbreak.

Rolovich was hired from Hawaii two years ago, after Mike Leach left for Mississippi State, and led Washington State to a 1-3 record in the Pac-12 in a 2020 season cut short because of the pandemic. Washington State has won its past three games and is 4-3 this season, including a 34-31 win over Stanford on Saturday. He finishes with a 5-6 record at the Pullman campus in southeastern Washington.

Rolovich was a star quarterback for the Rainbow Warriors and holds the school record by throwing for eight touchdown passes in a stunning 72-45 win over nationally ranked BYU in December 2001. He was head coach at UH for four seasons, leading UH to a 28-27 record and three bowl games, including, in 2019, the program’s first 10-win season since 2010.

Rolovich revealed in July that he would not get vaccinated, and was the only Pac-12 coach who did not attend the conference’s media day in person because of it.

A decree signed by Inslee required state employees to be fully vaccinated — or receive an exemption — by today.

He said in mid-August that he intended to follow the new mandate requiring vaccinations for every state employee but repeatedly declined to say how.

When Kirk Schulz, WSU president, required that students be vaccinated before they could register for spring classes or that fans would need to have proof of vaccination or a negative virus test to attend home games, Rolovich’s position stood in even starker relief.

“It certainly skews the perception of our message,” Schulz said a few weeks ago in an interview with The New York Times. “At most universities people pay attention to what the university president, the football coach, the basketball coach and the athletic director have to say — that’s just the reality. People look at them for leadership because they’re highly visible and highly compensated. It doesn’t help when you have people who are contrary to the direction we’re going.”

After refusing for weeks to reveal his plans, Rolovich on Oct. 9 confirmed he was seeking a religious exemption to the mandate. He has not specified his religious beliefs.

Chun said he met with Rolovich over a period of several months but could not change the coach’s mind.

“He was resolute in his stance,” Chun said.

Rolovich needed to prove a sincerely held religious belief that prevented him from getting vaccinated in his exemption application. The application was put before a committee that reviewed the requests without knowing names of the applicants.

To continue coaching, Rolovich needed to receive the religious exemption and also to have Chun determine that Rolovich could do his job while keeping the public safe. In addition to his work as a coach, Rolovich oversaw a youth football program and participated in promotional and fundraising events.

Dickert is in his second season as Washington State’s defensive coordinator and came to Pullman after three seasons at Wyoming. He has not previously been a head coach.

Chun said the school is looking to hire assistants immediately to fill the vacancies on the staff.

Schulz said nearly 90% of WSU employees and 97% of students had been vaccinated. Fewer than 50 of some 10,000 employees have sought exemptions, Schulz said.

The vaccine issue has percolated all season, dividing Washington State fans and providing a continual distraction.