Football

The GPA Showcase began with the unsung specialists. Nowhere does football get more unsung than it does for the long snapper. Former Saint Louis three-year long snapper Peyton Yanagi, who is walking on at Oregon this fall, was one of the coaches on the field at high noon. “I’ve only got six guys (long snapping), but they bring something special. I think it’s just about cleaning up their technique. They have the right ideas,” Yanagi said. His background in coaching […]

While Marcus Mariota prepares for the NFL season in Tennessee, the Saint Louis graduate continues to help create connections back home. Mariota’s Motiv8 Foundation is again the presenting sponsor for next month’s GPA Showcase Hawaii with the aim of giving local high school football players greater opportunity and exposure. The sixth annual GPA Showcase Hawaii — featuring skills, lineman and special teams clinics — is set for June 5-6 at Kamehameha and offers players who might not be able to […]

Saint Louis defensive lineman Faatui Tuitele, the state’s most heavily recruited football player, has narrowed his list of schools to five. Tuitele posted on Twitter that Alabama, Ohio State, Texas, Washington and Clemson are his finalists. At least count, the 6-3, 270-pound junior had been offered by 39 schools. They are: Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, BYU, California, Clemson, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Fresno State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas State, LSU, Nebraska, Nevada, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, […]

A new podcast out of the West side began on May 14 to give fans a trip down memory lane. The show, aptly named the Searider Football Podcast, featured former all-state stud Chris Paogofie in its first episode and has Peter Matautia lined up for the next one. The first show is on youtube here, and includes such gems as Paogofie claiming that he watches his legendary wedge-buster against Kahuku four times a day, what it was like being a […]