Two weeks ago, Sean Schroeder was named the Hawaii football team’s starting quarterback.

Two nights ago, Schroeder became a leader.

In front of teammates who had become his football brothers, Schroeder stood and began singing Journey’s "Don’t Stop Believin’."

"It was a classic karaoke song," said Schroeder, who transferred to UH this summer after earning a bachelor’s degree from Duke. "I showed the vocal cords a little bit. They’re calling me the songbird of my generation. I don’t know if there’s any truth to that."

Soon after, tight end Ryan Hall, also a Duke transfer, belted out "Ain’t No Mountain High Enough."

"I remembered the Titans," Hall said of the song, which was featured in that football movie. "I threw in some dance moves. I only had to sing four words myself. I think the key is song selection. If you pick the right song, you don’t have to sing by yourself."

Both players received rousing applause in the bond-building exercise that characterized this training camp, which concluded Saturday afternoon. The first 11 days of camp were held on the Manoa campus, the next seven at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

"We learned about ourselves and we came together as a team," defensive end Paipai Falemalu said. "It was a good camp."

The Warriors have today off. Monday is the first day of the fall semester. UH will have single practices until the Sept. 1 opener against Southern California. Here’s the progress report:

Quarterbacks

Schroeder is clearly the starter, but freshman Ikaika Woolsey, who joined the Warriors in January, is making a strong push for the No. 2 job. Woolsey has demonstrated a strong arm while taking the majority of second-team reps the past three days. "Everybody says I’m a scrambler, but I hardly ran in high school," said Woolsey, who trained with national champion City College of San Francisco in 2011. "As a quarterback, I mostly stayed in the pocket. I like doing that and using my arm." Chow said he soon will have to decide between Woolsey and Jeremy Higgins. UH plans to travel with only two quarterbacks. David Graves, now a receiver, will travel as an emergency quarterback.

Running backs

Joey Iosefa and Will Gregory are the most productive of the five running backs. Chow said all will play. Iosefa is the power back; Gregory, who is supposed to be the speed back, has shown toughness on inside runs. While Jared Leaf has emerged as the top fullback, there will be many sets where Iosefa and Gregory are paired in the backfield. Justin Vele, who moved from linebacker in spring training, will remain at fullback. He has been slowed by a variety of ailments. Hall also can be used as a backfield blocker.

Tight ends

There are various sets involving a tight end or two, but in almost every scenario Craig Cofer is in the lineup. As a converted defensive end, Cofer figured to be a mouthpiece-loosening blocker. But he also has become a precise route-runner with speed to get deep. Hall is the handyman who can play on the line, in the backfield, off a motion or in tandem with Cofer. Darius Bright has been on personal leave for about a week. His status will be clarified on Monday.

Receivers

With Billy Ray Stutzmann and Trevor Davis sitting out practices because of nagging injuries, Chris Gant was moved to single-side receiver. Gant has made enough plays in scrimmages and drills to move atop the depth chart for the moment. "Gant has stepped up," Chow said. Scott Harding is doing well as the strongside receiver. Miah Ostrowski, who was pegged as the inside receiver, has been getting reps on the outside.

Offensive linemen

Left tackle Blake Muir, center Ben Clarke, right guard Dave Lefotu and right tackle Sean Shigematsu have won starting jobs. The battle is at left guard between Kapua Sai, who transferred from Utah, and Mike Milovale, a junior-college transfer. Chow is a believer in a seven-player rotation with a backup each at tackle and one of the inside spots. The Warriors will travel with 10 offensive linemen for the opener. Jordan Loeffler, who has been sidelined with a hand injury, is seeking a return to the rotation.

Defensive linemen

There is strength inside with nose tackles Moses Samia and Siasau Matagiese, and tackles Geordon Hanohano and Haku Correa. The loss of Calen Friel (broken fibula) dilutes the depth. Ends Tavita Woodard, Marcus Malepeai and Jordan Pu‘u-Robinson can slide inside. Pu‘u-Robinson is still awaiting word on whether he qualifies for a special exemption that will allow him to play this season. He relinquished a football scholarship at Washington State to move back to Hawaii because of a family situation. Falemalu and Beau Yap are the top pass-rushers. The surprise of camp is Ikaika Cavaco-Amoy, who has become a functional defensive end.

Linebackers

The tone was set in the middle, with T.J. Taimatuia and Brenden Daley battling for playing time. Kendrick Van Ackeren has split duty in the middle and on the weak side. George Daily-Lyles has become a vocal leader at weakside linebacker. Art Laurel is the top strongside linebacker, which often is aligned on the line. But freshman Jerrol Garcia-Williams, whose father played eight NFL seasons, has drawn comparisons to Taimatuia. "Jerrol is tall, and he’s going to be even better when he starts using his hands better (on shedding blocks)," defensive coordinator Thom Kaumeyer said.

Defensive backs

There has been concern with the number of yellow jerseys in the secondary. That is the uniform for a player who is injured. In each of the past two practices, there were five DBs in yellow jerseys. Safety John Hardy-Tuliau has missed five practices because of a tight hamstring, "but missing a week won’t hurt him," Kaumeyer said. Instead, it opened the way for Mike Sellers to get more reps at safety. Bubba Poueu-Luna, a No. 1 safety, Hardy-Tuliau and Sellers can play nickelback. In situations requiring a speedy inside defender, freshman cornerback Ne’Quon Phillips can move to nickel. Phillips and Tony Grimes, who played at Mississippi as a freshman in 2010, are competing for a cornerback’s job. "Ne’Quon is aggressive, but you always like to rein in guys as opposed to having to make them aggressive," Kaumeyer said. Mike Edwards starts at the other corner position.