Mack on Shoji, injuries, etc.
A few notes from Greg McMackin’s weekly press conference today:
>> McMackin opened by congratulating Dave Shoji on earning his 1,000th victory over the weekend. “I could go on and on about him. All I’ll say is I think he’s the greatest and I like being around him because he’s a winner and he’s just a class act. He’s really great for the University of Hawaii.”
>> Defensive tackle Vaughn Meatoga will be out another two or three weeks. Receiver Royce Pollard will also miss another game due to a stress fracture in his leg.
>> Rodney Bradley returns to Hawaii tomorrow and will be on crutches for four months. McMackin said Idaho coach Robb Akey visited Bradley in the hospital.
>> Greg Salas will remain at slotback. Joe Avery, Mike Tinoco and Craig Bell were mentioned as possibilities to step in for Bradley at wide receiver.
>> Red zone efficiency and third-down defense remain sore spots.
“We really focused on red zone last week on both sides of the ball and we need to focus more. And we really focused on third down, especially defensively. Offensively, we’re doing really well on third down.”
