Hawaii kicker Scott Enos suffered a hyperextended left knee this summer.

He undergoes daily treatment for lower-back spasms.

But what hurt most was his uneven play in 2009.

"My reputation has been inconsistency," said Enos, who converted 63.2 percent of his field-goal attempts last season. "That’s what everybody had to say about me. I took it to heart, and really worked hard on it."

This season, he has connected on 90 percent of his attempts (9-for-10). He had the decisive field goal in the 31-28 road victory over Army.

"Hard work has paid off," Enos said.

There are two approaches to offseason training. Football quarterbacks throw a lot to strengthen their arms; baseball pitchers limit their throws to prevent wear and tear. Enos went with the football approach, kicking nearly every day this past summer.

He also fastened a large band to his right ankle when he practiced his kicking motion as part of his resistance training.

The workouts gave him strength, and the strength gave him confidence.

"He’s kicking really well this year," said Chris Tormey, who coordinates special teams.

Enos said he managed to "play through" the hyperextended left knee of his plant leg.

Last week, he said, he awakened with tightness in his lower back. He used stretching, ice treatments, electrical-stimulation therapy and massages to ease the discomfort. He kicked two field goals against Louisiana Tech.

At Monday’s news conference, head coach Greg McMackin praised Enos’ toughness.

"You know how everyone views kickers," Enos said. "That’s the stereotype. When I hear people talk about kickers, being a kicker myself, I feel I know how people view kickers. That’s why I try to make the extra effort, like going to the weight room, doing extra stuff to show people I care."

It’s all captured on video

Choose any play. Offense, defense, special teams. It does not matter. The coaches have a video clip of every play, sorted in dozens of categories.

Want to know the success rate on second and 5, with the ball on the right hash, with UH having three receivers on the left side? A couple of clicks of the mouse, and the video clips are ready to be viewed.

What’s more, each school can access select videos of opponents’ games.

It’s part of an exchange program using the Internet. In the past, opposing teams would send videos of their games to each other using FedEx.

Now, schools upload their videos to an online site, where opposing schools may download wide-angle shots from the end zone and sideline.

The videos are accessed uncut and unedited. Depending on the file size, it could take up to 2 hours to download the raw footage of a game. Graduate assistants and video coordinators then sort the videos into categories — cutups — and then place the information onto a computer chip. The chip is then loaded into each coach’s desktop or laptop computer, allowing coaches to review games on the flight home from the road.