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Kanoa Leahey and Jordan Helle talks NFL Playoffs, Sony Open and the start of Hawaii Men's Volleyball tonight as they're joined by Chris McLachlin, color analyst for Men's Volleyball on Spectrum Sports, to talk about the beginning of #WarriorBall23 against Ball State. 

Gary and Tanner get you through your morning drive. They're joined by David Matlin, outgoing University of Hawaii Athletic Director, and UH Head Softball Coach Bob Coolen. 

Josh Pacheco talks NFL Playoffs and not only goes against some changes in the NCAA for the transfer portal windows... but actually defends the NCAA on another change they're looking to make for 2023!

Coach Timmy Chang recently confirmed, per Stephen Tsai, that the University of Hawaii Football Team is fully committing to bringing back the Run & Shoot. Historically, as Hunter points out in the episode, Hawaii has had great success when returning back to the run and shoot type of offense.   Mahalo to Spectrum, and HawaiiUSA FCU for sponsoring Hawaii Football Now!

Eric Pincus joins the show from Bleacher Report to talk the NBA and all the scoring outbursts going on all across the league, and what it could mean for the rest of the 2022-23 NBA season. Tiff Wells joins the show to preview the upcoming Men's Volleyball season for the Rainbow Warriors as #WarriorBall23 begins tomorrow night against Ball State. 

State Representative John Mizuno joins the show to talk about the proposed Sports Gambling Bill that he hopes can make it to Gov. John Green's desk to finally get sports gambling legalized in the state of Hawaii. USA Today Sports' Gavino Borquez joins the show to talk about the LA Chargers and their first venture into the NFL Playoffs while being led by Justin Herbert. 

Tanner Haworth and Hunter Hughes take over to talk NFL Playoffs and the recent coaching vacancies, and what teams need to do to rebuild their teams and cultures going into 2023. 

Daren Kimura talks with Rece Felix from Aloha Card Shop to talk about the upcoming Aloha Pop Con this weekend, as well as the Damar Hamlin situation in the NFL and how it impacts the rest of the sport. 

Greg Auman joins the show to talk about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their path to the NFL Playoffs, and what they need to do to recapture any of the magic from their Super Bowl run from two seasons ago. Matt Parrino talks the Buffalo Bills and what they need to do to finally break through to the Super Bowl this season. Derrick Low talks Hawaii Men's Basketball and what the team needs to do to rec...

Travis Wingfield from the Miami Dolphins and the Drivetime Podcast talks the playoff push for the Dolphins as they sneak into the 7th seed with a win over the Jets, and whether or not the Phins have a chance against the Bills this weekend with or without Tua Tagovailoa. Mark Rolfing from the Golf Channel talks the Sentry Tournament of Champions and the collapse of Collin Morikawa and the win for J...

Stephen Tsai joins the show to talk UH football, basketball and the news about David Matin's upcoming retirement in June. New Moanalua football head coach Andrew Manley talks about how he got the job, what he's been doing between his time winning the state championship at Leilehua and now and his plan moving forward now that he has the job. Lori Santi joins the show to talk Wahine basketball and w...

Happy New Years! This week on the first episode of 2023, Jordan Helle and Hunter Hughes continue their signing day breakdown, recapping the range of different commits from local high school talent to international and transfer portal commits. Jordan and Hunter close this episode by chatting about the upcoming College Football National Championship which will be between Georgia and TCU on Monday, D...

Larry Kreuger talks San Francisco 49ers with Gary and Chris today and how the 49ers could potentially get the number one overall seed in the NFC this weekend. Trent Rush, play by play announcer from UCI, talks the Big West and his opinion on the conference after the first weekend of in conference play for the Big West and who he likes so far. Laura Beeman joins the show to talk about her Wahine ba...

Kanoa Leahey and Rob DeMello finish off 2022 in style with Billy Hull breaking down his final picks for 2023, and the guys talk about the sports world and 2022 on the islands and the biggest stories, from the best to the worst. 

Chris Vannini from The Athletic talks college football playoffs and the college football landscape as we head into another fun offseason. Bill Rabinowitz from the Columbus Dispatch talks Ohio State football and what he thinks the Buckeyes need to do to upset Georgia tomorrow night. Derrick Low joins the show to talk Hawaii Men's Basketball and a great win for the 'Bows in the Big West opener.&nbsp...

Former University of Hawaii Wide Receiver, Zion Bowens joins episode 70 of Hawaii Football Now after his roller coaster senior season which included a battle through an injury but ended with him leading the team in receiving yards with 494! Now completely healthy, Zion shares with Jordan Helle and Hunter Hughes how he is preparing to compete at the next level. In the first half of the episode, Jor...

Josh Pacheco hops on with Gary and Tanner to talk about the Big West opener for the Hawaii Men's Basketball team tonight against UC-Davis and how the team can avoid an early upset after their astronomical high from Sunday's miracle win. Keith Smith talks the NBA as we near the mid-point of the NBA season, how hot the Brooklyn Nets are, and Luka Doncic's 60-21-11 performance from the other night.&n...

Dan Wolken talks college football as the College Football Playoffs semi-finals creeps up this weekend and who has going to the National Championship this season. Tyler Dragon talks NFL and the breaking news about Tua Tagovailoa officially being listed with a concussion, suffered sometime on Sunday. Dave Kawada, voice of Rainbow Wahine basketball, talks the disappointing non-conference schedule, bu...

Kanoa Leahey and Jordan Helle break down the long-holiday weekend, along with the miracle finish for Hawaii's first ever Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic trophy on the back of JoVon McClanahan. Assistant coach John Montgomery joins the show to break down the weekend of winning for the 'Bows and the quick turnaround for the team as they prepare to host UC-Irvine for the start of Big West play...

Alain Poupart from AllDolphins talks the Miami Dolphins after another disappointing loss and after Tua Tagovailoa is placed in the concussion protocol once again. Charlie Wade, head coach of the Rainbow Warriors Men's Volleyball team, hypes up his team as we stand at three weeks until the start of non-conference play for the 'Bows. Brad Jones, assistant coach of the Rainbow Warriors Men's Basketba...

Mark Veneri chats with ILH DI-Open Player of the Year John-Keawe Sagapolutele of Punahou School who signed with the University of Hawaii yesterday. 

Happy Holidays from the Hawaii Football Now Podcast!! On episode 69, the boys do an offensive recap of the season and talk about the University of Hawaii Early Signing Class. 26 players from 11 different states signed their commitment to the Braddahhood; of those 26, 17 of those players were defensive signees and three of them came internationally.

Jerome Desrosiers joins the show to talk Hawaii men's basketball as they prepare for the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic this weekend and how the team can use the positive momentum from last Sunday's victory over Saint Francis to find success this weekend. Bob Coolen, head softball coach for the Rainbow Wahine, talks the new upcoming schedule for the Wahine, his new and improved roster for...

Josh Pacheco talks the wild weekend of NFL games, the FIFA World Cup Finals between Argentina and France and why Mbappe vs. Messi is the greatest futbol match of all time. 

Kanoa Leahey talks the dramatic weekend of NFL games, as well as one of, if not the best, football match of all time between Messi's Argentina and Mbappe's France. And verbal commit Cam Stone hops on to the show to talk his recruitment, and his loyalty to the program.