UH football players say they have not been tested for COVID-19 despite claimed "clean bill of health

In a recent article by the Star Advertiser on Sunday, where the University of Hawaii came out and said their players were covid free, the players came out calling malarkey.

Senior DL Mason Vega tweeted "we have not been tested, stop the cap". Jr CB Akil Francisco) tweeted out, "all cap".  However, the most damaging tweet came from former punter Ben Scruton.

Scruton tweeted, "Someone doesn't know the facts or is hiding the truth about what's going on. Multiple lads I know haven't received a test at all for this to be remotely true. People still think the virus shit is a joke, protect these MEN! These are human beings not tools for wealth."

The university is not disclosing any information about the test so called issued to the players. Schools like thee Ohio State Buckeyes among others, have canceled all training prior to the season. 

In a quote from the article, it states "Approximately 100 football student-athletes are working out, and none (has) tested positive since arriving on campus (two weeks ago),” officials wrote in an email to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser..."

Tanner Haworth sports editor for Ka Leo broke the story and wrote, "Many players voiced their indifferences to the report on Twitter, many replying with the “cap” emoji, another way of saying someone is lying (i.e. “Stop capping”). "

Covid is already costing the school millions from losses of games this season. The last thing the Rainbow Warriors need is to lose more due to improper handling of the coronavirus. While this will go unnoticed by the casual college football fan, this is sure to draw the attention of the NCAA. 

Hawaii's New Head Coach Todd Graham

Todd Graham is the man in Hawaii. Graham replaces Nick Rolovicch who used Hawaii as a stepping stone. 

Graham is known as a defensive coach but built an offensive machine at Arizona State, ranking 10th in offense. Graham has produced 4 top 10 offenses and 8 total top 40 offenses.

Graham went 46 and 32 over the span of five seasons at Arizona State as Head Coach of their football program. Graham is 95 and 61 over his career.

Todd Graham said this taking over the team January 21, 2020, “I want to be on that grass (field) every day with (the players). … Taking 24 months off, and getting the opportunity to come here, I can’t tell you how pumped up I was to be on the field (today). And then you get kind of a curveball thrown at you. It gives you the opportunity to show your players, and to teach them, how do you respond? What do you do? You stay positive, you stay poised, and you adjust. I told them: ‘What you do in the next six to eight weeks will determine whether we’re playing for a championship in December. That’s our goal.’”

The Rainbow Warriors are hopeful that a 55 year old Graham can improve on their 10-5 record and help them crack the top 25 in NCAA college football. 

The bows don't have hopes of ever playing for the national championship as NCAA rules almost complete eliminate them from competition due to bowl game regulations based on conference. According to ESPN Honolulu radio broadcaster after the game vs army in 2019. But grabbing a national ranking is still a possibility to shoot for.