HAWAII OFFENSE

To the naked eye, from the orange seats, it appears the Warriors repeatedly call the same up-the-gut rushes. But a gut check shows few rushes are the same because of different blocking schemes and lanes. Add to the mix that Iosefa, who carried 30 times last week, is difficult to stop. Of Iosefa’s 143 rushing yards, 93 came after initial contact. Iosefa, like primary backup Steven Lakalaka (2.0 post-contact yards per carry), was never tackled behind of the line of scrimmage. While the Warriors expended 99 offensive plays last week (two were discounted because of procedural penalties), there is a lot of unused material in the playbook. Diocemy Saint Juste figures to be used more as the speed back. Saint Juste was primarily a perimeter rusher last year, but in camp, he showed burst — and toughness — in runs into the A gap. Pedroza split reps between slotback and wideout, but his 95 overall plays probably were taxing. Keelan Ewaliko can spell Harding at slotback, and Ryan Pasoquen and Damien Packer can provide relief at wideout. Elijah Tupai and Dejon Allen — who opened training camp as the No. 1 guards — are expected to be part of the rotation against Oregon State. Clarke, Wa‘a and Lefotu played 99 snaps, and Shigematsu played 98.

OREGON STATE DEFENSE (EDGE)

The exit door was open at the end of the 2013 season, but Mannion decided to return to OSU for his senior season, passing on a chance to apply for the 2014 NFL Draft. “Ultimately, I felt I still could make improvements at the college level,” said Mannion, who wanted to quicken his footwork and sharpen his accuracy. This summer, he threw to teammates in Corvallis, Ore., and spent a week at the Manning Passing Academy. “When you look at ‘quarterback’ in the dictionary, you’re probably going to find Peyton, Eli and Archie Manning,” Mannion said. “To spend some time with them — not only working on football but to pick their brains in terms of how they prepare and different things they do to work on stuff — I think it really served me well so far.” Wideout Brandin Cooks is now in the NFL, but Bolden has emerged as a multiple threat. Last week, he sprinted six times on fly and jet sweeps and caught five passes. On consecutive plays, he caught a 29-yard pass, then raced 6 yards on a fly sweep. In that game, Mannion’s favorite target was Hamlett — 11 of 45 passes were in the tight end’s direction — on curls, posts and inside screens. Woods, who admittedly slumped last year, gained 98 of his 128 rushing yards after initial contact.

HAWAII DEFENSE (EDGE)

Last week, the Warriors matched well against Washington’s imposing offensive line and heralded running game. There were two costly plays — a roughing-the-passer play on third down that preceded a UW touchdown; a 91-yard, catch-and-sprint touchdown by speedy wideout John Ross — that marred an otherwise strong defensive performance. The Huskies averaged 4.9 yards after catch; excluding Ross’ long touchdown, the YAC was 1.0. The Warriors missed only four tackles. In the second half, the Warriors held the Huskies to 2.63 yards per play, with five drives lasting three plays and one spanning four. Stevenson and Henderson played every defensive down. Daniel Lewis, a freshman safety, is expected to get playing time against Oregon State. The Warriors also might expand the linebacker rotation, adding Benetton Fonua and Lance Williams. Both played on special teams last week.

OREGON STATE DEFENSE

Wynn loves to play the field. In what has become a win-Wynn situation, he is used as defensive end, edge rusher and, in nickel packages, a 3-technique tackle. That restless — and relentless — energy has burned since childhood. "I was a hyper kid running around trying to be in everything and play a lot," Wynn said. "I couldn’t sit still. I guess that’s how I am now. When I was a kid, I liked exploring a lot. I don’t think I’m that much different from 5-year-old Dylan, to be quite honest." Wynn fits into defensive coordinator Mark Banker’s 4-3 base, which encourages freedom — exploring — within the scheme’s parameters. "Most of our guys aren’t typically the biggest or fastest guys, but we’re effort players," Wynn said of the swarming style. "Just being able to get those bodies on the ball is huge." Against Portland State last week, the Beavers held receivers to a yard-after-catch average of 2.5, and running backs to a post-contact average of 0.8 yards. Doctor is an active playmaker, and Zimmerman already has two interceptions this season.

HAWAII SPECIAL TEAMS (EDGE)

Harding drew raves for his punting and courage last week. Of his seven rugby-styled punts, five were not returned. He averaged 7.8 extra yards on bounces, including a 25-yard roll. One of the two punt returns was fumbled. Harding also was impressive as a punt returner. On one, he appeared to let it go, then jumped to field the bounce. On another, he back-pedaled 11 yards to make the fair catch.

OREGON STATE SPECIAL TEAMS

When Trevor Romaine, the third-most-accurate kicker in the program’s history, became unavailable because of an off-the-field situation, the Beavers turned to Owens, who grayshirted in 2012 and redshirted last year. Owens had a noteworthy debut last week, becoming the first OSU kicker to convert five field goals in his first NCAA game. Dockery, who began his college career at Washington State, can be used on kickoff and punt returns.

KICKOFF: 4:30 P.M. ALOHA STADIUM • RADIO: KKEA, 1420-AM • TV: CBS SPORTS • Line: OSU by 10 1⁄2 

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