THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME

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

 

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)

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 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

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

 

 

2012-2015 QB AVERAGES

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.

 

 

 

2012-2015 RB AVERAGES

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.

 

 

2012-2015 WR AVERAGES

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.

 

 

2012-2015 ATH AVERAGES

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

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.

 

 

 

2012-2015 OT AVERAGES

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.

 

 

2012-2015 OG / C AVERAGES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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