ESPN Honolulu

It's the debut of our newest podcast about all things University of Hawaiʻi Football! Sportscaster Jordan Helle and former UH QB Hunter Hughes recap the Rainbow Warriors' season opener at UCLA and preview their upcoming matchup vs. Portland State.

Yogi Roth of the Pac-12 Network talks the current state of the Pac-12 conference, as well as some teams to look out for this season. Patrick Murphy, Ohio State beat writer for BuckNuts247, talks today's matchup for the Buckeyes against the Minnesota Gohpers. Cole Cubelic, analyst for ESPN and Sec Network, talks the SEC this year, Georgia's matchup with Clemson, and some dark horse teams to compete in the SEC.

The animals are on this mid-week edition of the show talking about all of the headlines, including the University of Hawaii officially inducting it's 38th sports circle of honor class. And they get you ready for the upcoming University of Hawaii football game against Portland State in their first ever game at the Clarence TC Ching Athletics Complex. Coach Arnold Martinez, who is part of the New Countdown to Kickoff crew, joins the show to talk about what the Warriors need to improve on going into the game against the Vikings.

Join Daren Kimura for another edition of the Sports Cards and Collectibles Show!

The Rivals Fantasy Football show is back for it's fourth installment, and this week's fantasy expert to answer questions is Matthew Freedman from the FTN Network!

Josh is on this first day of September but with a hot take on Nick Rolovich. It stems from Dan Wolken's USA Today opinion article on the head coach of Washington State and is his time up? And why is getting the vaccine going to change the way athletes play the game? Then, CBS4 Miami's Mike Cugno joins the show to talk about the Dolphins QB1 in Tua Tagovailoa, does that mean the trade rumors for Deshaun Watson die down? And who ain't doing it right is a repeat offender...but for all the wrong reasons...

Matt Connolly of ClemsonSports.com joins us to talk about the big matchup this weekend between Clemson and Georgia and how much a loss will affect either of these top-5 programs. Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports talks college football, compares competition levels of the Power 5's, and gives his take on this weekend's matchups.

We are really excited to have a great leader and one of the most innovative defensive coaches in football. Known for building the Legion of boom at the Seattle Seahawks, Today's guest on our podcast is Gus Bradley, Former defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, the Los Angeles Chargers, former Head Coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and current Defensive Coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders. Lets Get after it! Let's talk Ball!

On the final day of August in 2021, the animals are on talking UH football and Todd Graham revealing something that wasn't mentioned before the UCLA game. There's also NFL cuts being made and one big surprise was Cam Newton being released from New England Patriots...but could he be heading to Dallas? RJ Ochoa from Blogging the Boys talks the Cowboys and if Cam's next stop could be there. Then, UH Volleyball play-by-play voice Tiff Wells joins the show after breaking news that Libero Kyra Hanawahine will no longer be with the team. And high school football analyst Kawika Hallums talks about the exciting Kamehameha-Punahou game, and what's coming up for this week's matchup.

Continuing on in the work week, Josh continues your sports discussion on this Tuesday.

Cuts around the NFL as rosters begin to take shape ahead of Week 1. A couple of NFL players with Hawai`i ties are let go from their teams and Josh takes one final look back at the Hawai`i and UCLA football game from this past Saturday.

On the show today:

-Michael Hurley, WBZ (Boston): discusses the surprising news around New England regarding Cam Newton cut from the roster, how has Mac Jones looked in preseason and is he Tom Brady 2.0? Also a look around the Pats roster by position and where does the team sit in the AFC East?