Before leaving each morning for football practice, University of Hawaii quarter- back Beau Reilly gets a kiss from his wife and their 1-year-old son, Jax.

On Tuesday, Jax “took his first steps,” Reilly said. “How can I not come out to practice excited after that?”

Reilly, who joined the Rainbow Warriors in June 2014, was not selected to be among the three quarterbacks in the playing rotation. Instead of being assigned to the scout offense during practices, Reilly is kept with the first group, where he offers insights and observations to quarterbacks Ikaika Woolsey, Dru Brown and Aaron Zwahlen.

“He’s kind of in that mentoring category,” head coach Nick Rolovich said. “I like having him around. It’s important to him every play. He’s not screwing around. He’s dialing in. He’s trying to help different guys. He does understand (the offense), and he does have a good teacher’s quality to him.”

Reilly said: “One thing that’s important for these guys is there’s another set of eyes on the field.”

As for his advice, Reilly said, “They’re not sick of me yet, it doesn’t seem that way.”

Rolovich said his former teammate, reserve quarterback Shawn Withy-Allen, and Reilly are comparable. Withy-Allen eventually came in to help the Warriors win a game. Withy-Allen now serves as the Warriors’ character coach. Withy- Allen and Reilly have had lengthy discussions.

“He’s a Giants fan, unfortunately, and I’m a Dodgers fan,” Reilly said, smiling. “It kind of stinks for him right now. It’s good to hear from him and his experience.”

This past road trip, Rolovich and his staff were figuring out the final spots on the travel roster. With all of the special-team roles filled, they sought contributors.

“We talked about who’s deserving and who will bring some value,” Rolovich said of Reilly’s selection to the travel roster. “I think he does bring some value. I wanted to give that opportunity to see it.”

Reilly said he is handling the situation “as well as I could.” He said he makes the most of his sparse reps in passing drills.

“Anybody who knows me knows I’m going to keep fighting,” Reilly said. “My redshirt year (in 2014), I was the fourth guy. Jeremy (Higgins) got hurt and Taylor (Graham) got hurt the next week. The next thing you know, I’m No. 2, and pretty dang close to getting into the next game. Anything can happen. That’s why I’m constantly paying attention in the film room, and constantly trying to give tips from another set of eyes, because it helps me stay in it.”

Reilly said he draws inspiration from his older brother Trevor, now a linebacker with the New York Jets.

“Trevor’s road wasn’t easy, and look at him,” Reilly said. “I’ve been around football for a long time. I’m not one to gripe. I do what I can control.”