The University of Hawaii football team opened training camp Monday by opening the quarterback competition.

As expected, sophomore Ikaika Woolsey took the first snap of quarterback drills, as well as worked with the first team during the passing and scrimmage-like sessions.

But head coach Norm Chow was not ready to announce the starting quarterback for the Aug. 30 opener against Washington.

"If you want an answer to that question, you have to ask Coach Chow," Woolsey said.

Chow said: "We’ll know when we know."

Chow is expected to name a starter by the end of the week.

For Monday’s first practice, Woolsey and Taylor Graham, a fifth-year senior who started three games last year, were sharp in leading the Warriors’ renovated spread offense.

"They did all right," quarterbacks coach Jordan Wynn said. "Not a bad first day. … They’re both doing a good job. They have to keep pushing each other."

Woolsey and Jeremy Higgins, a fifth-year senior, were bracketed at No. 1 exiting spring training. But Higgins suffered an injury to his left Achilles ankle on the final play of the spring game.

"It’s still kind of sore," Higgins said. "I’m almost 100 percent now. I have to work through it."

Higgins said he understood why he did not receive significant reps on Monday, noting he was not able to participate in the running drills during the offseason conditioning program. He agreed it would be "kind of messed up" to take reps away from players who were able to fully train this summer."

"It’s tough, but hopefully I can get a shot," Higgins said. "I want to give it my best."

Chow said there will be opportunities for Higgins and freshmen Beau Reilly and Eric Prater before a final decision is made.

"We don’t have reps for everybody (during each practice)," Chow said. "We have to make some decisions."

Woolsey appears to be fit for the spread offense. The coaches have praised his arm strength and elusiveness.

"I feel what I did better (than the spring) was I took command of the offense, being calm," Woolsey said. "I wanted to be a leader of this team. When everything is flying around, I need to be calm, be the leader for my team."

Woolsey said he maintained his weight — he was 210 before Monday’s practice — while lowering his body fat to 11 percent.

"I feel strong," Woolsey said, "and I feel nimble enough to move around."

Chow said Woolsey "played well today."

Graham started the first three games in 2013 before being reduced to a cameo role after suffering an injury to his left (non-throwing) shoulder. He said he "was not quite 100 percent" when he was struck on that shoulder during the spring game.

"When you get injured, it really stinks, and it can mess with your head, but you have to keep working hard and keep doing the best you can every day."

Graham said he remained in Hawaii all summer. He mixed workouts with summer school and physical-therapy treatments.

He also does not second guess his role in the play in which he initially suffered the shoulder injury last year.

"It was a freak accident," said Graham, who was hurt while scrambling for a first down. "It’s what happens. If I had to do it again, I’m sure I would do the exact same thing. Third-and-10, you can’t slide. It was unfortunate, but that’s life. We pick ourselves back up and keep going."