On Tuesday, the University of Hawaii football team went on a field trip to the future.

The Rainbow Warriors devoted the second of their 15 allotted Hawaii Bowl practices to the redshirts and developing players. The rotation players spent the usual practice time in the weight room.

“It was good to get into the flow of things,” said quarterback Kyle Gallup, who is redshirting this year after transferring from Marshall. “It’s good to get us involved, and get us in the program before spring comes.”

During the season, the non-rotation players serve on the scout teams, simulating the upcoming opponents’ plays. On Tuesday, they were able to run the Warriors’ schemes.

“It’s time to get into the offense and start competing again,” said quarterback Cole Brownholtz, who is redshirting.

After the first week of training camp in August, Ikaika Woolsey, Dru Brown, Aaron Zwahlen and Brownholtz received the most quarterback reps. While Brownholtz dazzled on scrambles and keepers, he was admittedly inconsistent with his passes.

“They put me on scout to work on those issues,” said Brownholtz, who has three remaining seasons following the Hawaii Bowl. “I’ve gotten a lot better. I’m ready for spring time.”

Brownholtz, who is 6 feet 4 and 195 pounds, hopes to gain 15 pounds before the start of spring training.

Gallup unsuccessfully petitioned to play this season, citing the argument he was a walk-on at Marshall and then UH. But the request was denied.

“It was kind of a mental year for me,” Gallup said. “It was sitting back and getting coached up by these coaches here, and learning the new techniques of this offense, and kind of fine-tuning my game.”

Dayton Furuta, who switched from linebacker to H-back a month ago, began learning pass routes on Tuesday. “I’m getting ready for next season,” Furuta said. “It’s a good change. Back in high school (at Mililani), I played a little bit of fullback, too. It’s easy to be back on this side of the ball.”

Tumua Tuinei made the transition from linebacker to safety this season. At 5-9, he figured, his size factored in the move. “I’m not the biggest linebacker,” Tuinei said. “I’d say I’m pretty quick.”

As a Punahou School senior in 2014, he ran 40 yards in 4.58 seconds. This fall, he dropped 7 pounds and now weighs 203. He has made four road trips as a special-teams member on kickoffs, kickoff returns and punt returns.

His father, Tom, is a former UH defensive lineman who played in the NFL and in Canada. “There are a lot of expectations,” Tuinei said. “I use it as motivation to keep playing hard and working hard.”

Tuinei smiled when told of his father’s reputation as a fierce player. “That’s what I heard,” Tuinei said. “People might be afraid of him, but I’m not afraid of him. … He’s a great dad. … He always tells me, ‘Even if you’re not the biggest guy or the fastest guy, keep working hard because there’s no substitute for hard work.’”