Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports Alabama benched starting quarterback Jalen Hurts after halftime of Monday’s National Championship against Georgia. Coach Nick Saban turned to five-star freshman backup Tua Tagovailoa to start the second
New Orleans, La. — Manti Te’o was humble after his game-changing performance on Sunday. He credited fellow linebacker Craig Robertson, safety Vonn Bell and each of the New Orleans Saints‘ defensive linemen, among others,
Who is Tua Tagovailoa? 5 things to know about Alabama’s freshman QB Tua Tagovailoa, the heralded 5-star quarterback from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, made his Alabama debut on Saturday
HONOLULU — Shortly before beginning his coaching career at SMU as a graduate assistant in 2012, Timmy Chang, Hawaii’s all-time leading passer in high school football, thinks back
Long before he became the biggest force on the Oregon defensive line, DeForest Buckner had a conversation that changed his life. It was months after the worst night of
Only a handful of Asians were ticket-holders to the NFL Championship game between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50. There were asians enjoying the
Tennessee Titans quarterback and St. Louis alum Marcus Mariota will be at this year’s Polynesian College Football Hall of Fame Celebration Dinner. Mariota will present the 2015 Polynesian
Finally, good luck is with Manti Te’o. Good, metatarsal luck. Two years after his right foot was broken, one year after his left foot was broken, three days
Jarryd Hayne, the former rugby player from Australia who traded a $1 million contract to pursue his dream of playing in the NFL for “a measly” $100,000,” said
MarcusMariotaMania.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. — He’s the talk of the NFL, so how about we make a pact to pronounce his name correctly? Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota
With the release of Scout.com’s top 300 prospect list for the class of 2017 Wednesday morning, Saint Louis School junior-to-be quarterback Tua Tagovailoa became the highest-rated Hawaii high school
MarcusMariotaMania.com By winning the Heisman Trophy, Marcus Mariota—an Asian Pacific American of Polynesian descent—is the best college football player in the land. This wasn’t the math
Marcus Mariota’s remarkable story has led to a sequel of sorts. The project’s working title: Hawaii Five-O(regon). Mariota, the quarterback from the Aloha State, became Oregon’s first Heisman
Jarryd Hayne was an Australian MVP Rugby player. He is of Fujian and caucasian descent. JARRYD Hayne all but locked in a roster spot at San Francisco with
Kikaha also has been exploring his heritage, understands its barriers and works and studies to obliterate them. That’s what had him back in the South Pacific this January,
The Tennessee Titans selected quarterback Marcus Mariota with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft. Mariota watched the NFL draft from his home in Honolulu
It was a little exciting at Central Catholic High School Monday. Afterall, not every high school in America can boost a Super Bowl champ. New England’s Michael Hoomanawanui,
Class of 2017 quarterback Tua Tagovailoa already holds offers from Hawaii, Texas Tech, UCLA and USC. They want him badly – and for good reason. This season, the
Manti Te’o played every defensive snap in the Chargers’ 38-35 come-from-behind win against the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, but it still wasn’t enough to keep his opponent from dredging
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Philip Rivers looked at the 21-point deficit on the scoreboard at halftime and even he wondered whether the San Diego Chargers had it
Manti Te’o ran his long-awaited 40-yard dashes Tuesday at Notre Dame’s pro day and was slightly faster than he was at last month’s NFL scouting combine. ESPN’s Todd
Star Lotulelei, one of the elite prospects for the 2013 NFL draft, will not be allowed to work out Monday at the scouting combine after an echocardiogram revealed
Many have wondered whether the bizarre scandal that embroiled linebacker Manti Te’o could have an effect on his draft stock, but don’t count Te’o himself in that camp.
The Manti T’eo fake girlfriend controversy just keeps getting weirder. The latest claim casts doubt on the idea that hoaxer Ronaiah Tuiasosopo affected a fake female voice during
According to an article in the South Bend Tribune, Manti Teo first “met” Lennay Kekua after Notre Dames 45-38 loss to Stanford in 2009. The two never met,
Bountiful High assistant football coach Alema Te’o was still marveling at the moment from his Southern California hotel room, one night before undefeated and top-ranked Notre Dame was
FOXBORO — He was asked to say it twice, just so everyone heard it correctly. “Oh-oh-mah-NAH-wah-NEW-ee,” said the newest Patriots tight end, pronouncing his last name. “Did you
Rams QB Sam Bradford hit Austin Pettis and Danny Amendola with touchdown passes in the first quarter, and Michael Hoomanawanui on a second quarter touchdown, carrying the Rams
