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Recruiting Recon: Hawai'i's Offense

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by Matt Gutridge
9/10/15 at 6:31a in the OSU Recruiting Forum
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THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME

Hawaii
I'm willing to go on assignment if Ohio State ever plays at Hawaii.


10 FACTS ABOUT HAWAI'I

  1. Hawai'i is the only state with a tropical rain forest.
  2. The closest civilization to Hawaii is 2,390 miles away, California. That makes Hawai'i the most isolated population center on earth.
  3. Hawai'i has the world's largest sea cliffs. The 3,000 foot plus cliffs are located on Molokai's north shore. 
  4. The island has its own time zone, Hawai'ian Standard Time.
  5. Hawaii does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
  6. The Hawai'ian language only has 12 letters and a symbol.
  7. The islands span 1,523 miles making Hawai'i the longest island chain in the world.
  8. Jurassic Park was filmed in Hawaii.
  9. Mauna Loa is the world's biggest volcano.
  10. Billboards are banned in Hawai'i.

Source: Hawaiifun.facts.co

 

Hawaii

VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I
LOCATION Honolulu, Hawai'i
YEAR FOUNDED 1907
ENROLLMENT 20,000
MOTTO Above all nations is humanity
ALL-TIME RECORD 368-369-9 (.499)
NICKNAME  Rainbow Warriors 
CONFERENCE Mountain West

 

HAWAI'I'S RECENT HISTORY

 

RECORD COMPARISON LAST 3 SEASONS (2012-2014)
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE     
HAWAI'I YEAR OHIO STATE
4-9 2014 14-1
1-11 2013 12-2
4-9 2012 12-0
     
9-29 TOTAL 38-3
3-10 AVERAGE 13-1

 

THE MAN WHO LEADS HAWAI'I

Norm Chow

Norm Chow is a native son of Hawai'i. He was born in Honolulu a few decades ago and has been a college football coach for over 40 years. He started his career as a graduate assistant at BYU in 1973 and stayed on the Cougars' staff through the 1999 season.

Since 2000 he has served as the offensive coordinator for NC State (2000), USC (2001-04), Tennessee Titans (2005-07) UCLA (2008-10) and Utah (2011). In 2012 Chow was hired for the first time as a head coach at the University of Hawai'i. The Rainbow Warriors are 9-29 with Chow as head coach.

 

recruiting rankings of OFFENSIVE STARTERS
Hawaii
 
     
OHIO STATE            
POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING
QB MAX WITTEK (USC) .956 QB CARDALE JONES .870
RB DIOCEMY SAINT JUSTE  .826 RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT .969
WR QUINTON PEDROZA .878 WR MICHAEL THOMAS  .870
WR DYLAN COLLIE (BYU) NA WR PARRIS CAMPBELL .936
WR MARCUS KEMP .782 HY BRAXTON MILLER .983
TE METUISELA 'UNGA NA TE NICK VANNETT .912
LT BEN CLARKE .700 LT TAYLOR DECKER .927
LG ELIJAH TUPAI .815 LG BILLY PRICE .916
C ASOTUI ELI .813 C JACOBY BOREN .870
RG DEJON ALLEN .847 RG PAT ELFLEIN .842
RT RJ HOLLIS NA RT CHASE FARRIS .925
           
  AVERAGE .827 AVERAGE   .911

OFFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
  1. Hawai'i's highest rated starter is QB Max Wittek (.956). Wittek originally signed with USC in 2011, but transferred to Hawai'i.
  2. The largest gap between the schools is at left tackle. Ohio State's Taylor Decker is .227 points better than Hawai'i's Ben Clarke.
  3. The average of Ohio State's starters is 0.84 points better than Hawai'i's.

 

OFFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
 
QB
Hawaii's starting QB, Max Wittek (.957, originally signed with USC in 2011. In the win against Colorado he was 19-38 for 202 yards 3 TDs and 2 INTs.
 
2012-2015 QB AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-1 HEIGHT 6-4
195 WEIGHT 208
.770 COMP. AVERAGE .890

Ohio State's quarterbacks are taller, heavier and better than Hawai'i's.

 

 

Paul Harris
Last week RB Paul Harris (.800) led Hawai'i with 68 yards rushing against Colorado. Harris is from Columbus and 2011 graduate of Marion Franklin. 

 

2012-2015 RB AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
5-11 HEIGHT  6-0
199 WEIGHT 207
.818 COMP. AVERAGE .953

Ohio State has a distinct advantage at the running back position.

 

Marcus Kemp
WR Marcus Kemp (.782) led Hawai'i with 797 receiving yards in 2014. Kemp caught 3 TDs and averaged 14.2 yards per reception. 

 

2012-2015 WR AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-1 HEIGHT 6-1
187 WEIGHT 189
.773 COMP. AVERAGE .914

Hawai'i's wide receivers are very close to Ohio State's physically. However there is a big difference at talent.

 

Jamal May
Jamal Mayo (.838) was recruited as an athlete. Mayo is now a starting corner back. 

 

2012-2015 ATH AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-0 HEIGHT 6-3
194 WEIGHT 198
.762 COMP. AVERAGE .915

Urban Meyer recruits the best athletes and it shows.

 

 

2012-2015 TE AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-3 HEIGHT 6-4
238 WEIGHT 228
.778 COMP. AVERAGE .901

Hawai'i's tight ends might look like Ohio State's, but they won't play like them.

 

 

Ben Clarke
Ben Clarke (.700) has started in 37 consecutive games for Hawai'i. He is a three-time All-Mountain West honorable mention. This season he moves from center to left tackle.

 

2012-2015 OT AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-5 HEIGHT  6-8
285 WEIGHT 297
.809 COMP. AVERAGE .904

The Buckeyes' offensive tackles are bigger, stronger and better than the Rainbow Warriors.

 

 
Dejon Allen
Dejon Allen (.847) started in 11 of 12 games at right guard in 2014. 

 

2012-2015 OG / C AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-4 HEIGHT 6-4
283 WEIGHT 293
.782 COMP. AVERAGE .893

They may look the same physically, but they will not play the same.

 
 
 ALL SIGNED PLAYERS BETWEEN 2012-2015
 
2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S QB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
h
        
O
      
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
AARON ZWAHLEN (2013) 6-3 190 .846   J.T. BARRETT (2013) 6-2 205 .935
KEELAN EWALIKO (2013) 5-11 175 .791   JOE BURROW (2015) 6-4 200 .897
IKAIKA WOOLSEY (2012) 6-1 205 .744   CARDALE JONES (2012) 6-5 220 .870
LANCELOT WILLIAMS (2012) 6-0 210 .700   STEPHEN COLLIER (2014) 6-4 208 .859
                 
AVERAGE 6-1 195 .770   AVERAGE 6-4 208 .890

*Braxton Miller (.989) was in the 2011 recruiting class.

 

 
2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S RB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
STEVEN LAKALAKA (2012) 5-10 205 .858   EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2013) 6-0 212 .969
D.J. RIGGINS (2014) 6-0 190 .831   DONTRE WILSON (2013) 5-10 181 .969
DIOCEMY SAINT JUSTE (2013) 5-9 185 .826   MICHAEL WEBER (2015) 5-9 219 .960
AOFAGA WILY (2013) 6-0 195 .804   BRI'ONTE DUNN (2012) 6-2 218 .954
PAUL HARRIS (2015) 5-10 190 .800   WARREN BALL (2012) 6-2 203 .914
MELVIN DAVIS (2015) 6-2 230 .790          
                 
AVERAGE 5-11 199 .818   AVERAGE 6-0 207 .953

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S WR COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
DON'YEH PATTERSON (2014) 6-2 195 .823   JALIN MARSHALL (2013) 5-11 196 .983
MARCUS KEMP 6-4 175 .782   JOHNNIE DIXON (2014) 5-10 187 .964
MACK RICHARDS (2014) 6-1 195 .775   PARRIS CAMPBELL (2014) 6-0 184 .936
DARRIAN JOSEY (2014) 5-11 155 .762   K.J. HILL (2015) 6-0 188 .930
DEVAN STUBBLEFIELD 6-0 180 .733   JAMES CLARK (2013) 5-10 170 .911
KEITH KIRKWOOD (2013) 6-3 210 NA   TERRY McLUARIN (2014) 6-0 190 .905
          COREY SMITH (2013) 5-11 185 .903
          ALEX STUMP (2015) 6-3 195 .897
          FRANK EPITROPOULOS (2012) 6-3 195 .878
          RICQUAN SOUTHWARD (2012) 6-2 185 .876
          MICHAEL THOMAS (2012) 6-4 200 .870
                 
AVERAGE 6-2 285 .775   AVERAGE 6-1 189 .914

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S ATH COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H                       
              
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
CAMERON HAYES (2015) 5-11 178 .812   CURTIS SAMUEL (2014) 6-0 185 .970
JOHN URSUA (2012) 5-9 175 .740   JEROME BAKER (2015) 6-2 203 .969
JAHLANI TAVAI (2014) 6-3 230 .733   TORRANCE GIBSON (2015) 6-4 204 .961
          SAM HUBBARD (2014) 6-6 225 .923
          NOAH BROWN (2014) 6-2 212 .919
          MALIK HOOKER (2014) 6-2 185 .886
          TYVIS POWELL (2012) 6-4 180 .876
          CHRISTOPHER WORLEY (2013) 6-3 190 .868
          DARRON LEE (2013) 6-2 195 .860
                 
AVERAGE 6-0 194 .762   AVERAGE 6-3 198 .915

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S TE COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
CLARK EVANS (2012) 6-4 240 .813   MARCUS BAUGH (2013) 6-4 225 .960
JOSH LONG (2013) 6-3 240 .789   BLAKE THOMAS (2012) 6-4 240 .871
ETHAN WATANABE (2012) 6-2 240 .763   A.J. ALEXANDER (2015) 6-4 220 .869
HAROLD MOLENI (2012) 6-3 230 .748          
                 
AVERAGE 6-3 238 .778   AVERAGE 6-4 228 .901

*Nick Vannett (.912) was in the 2011 recruiting class.
 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S OT COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
 
H
        
o                       
     
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
KIHA SAI (2012) 6-4 295 .901   JAMARCO JONES (2014) 6-5 290 .970
DAVID GRIFFIN (2013) 6-6 315 .790   EVAN LISLE (2013) 6-5 260 .965
JORDAN AGASIVA (2015)  6-5 290 .773   ISAIAH PRINCE (2015) 6-6 272 .950
LEO KOLOAMATANGI  (2012) 6-5 260 .773   TAYLOR DECKER (2012) 6-8 315 .927
MATTHEW NORMAN (2015) 6-7 265 NA   KYLE DODSON (2012) 6-6 330 .919
          KYLE TROUT (2014) 6-6 300 .901
          GRANT SCHMIDT (2015) 6-6 275 .873
          KEVIN FEDER (2015) 6-9 305 .870
          BRANDEN BOWEN (2015) 6-7 330 .867
          BRADY TAYLOR (2014) 6-5 276 .862
          TIMOTHY GARDNER (2013) 6-5 310 .842
                 
AVERAGE  6-5 285 .809   AVERAGE 6-8 297 .904

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S OG/C COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
DEJON ALLEN  (2012) 6-3 255 .847   DEMETRIUS KNOX (2014) 6-4 294 .952
ELIJAH TUPAI (2013) 6-4 240 .815   MATTHEW BURRELL (2015) 6-4 321 .949
GUS LAVAKA 6-4 300 .786   JOEY O'CONNOR (2012) 6-3 280 .908
J.R. HENSLEY (2015) 6-5 315 .783   MARCELYS JONES (2014) 6-5 325 .881
JOHN WA'A (2013) 6-3 280 .783   JACOBY BOREN (2012) 6-3 275 .870
EPERONE MOANANU (2015) 6-2 290 .778   MIRKO JURKOVIC (2015) 6-5 275 .852
MIKE MILOVALE  (2012) 6-4 310 .766   PAT ELFLEIN (2012) 6-3 280 .842
BEN CLARKE  (2012) 6-3 275 .700          
                 
AVERAGE 6-4 283 .782   AVERAGE 6-4 293 .893

 

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