LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The University of Hawai’i football team took the stage at Mountain West Football Media Days as quarterback Brayden Schager and defensive back Peter Manuma kicked off the two-day event at the Circa Resort in Las Vegas. Head coach Timmy Chang addressed the media on Thursday.

The two-day event was being held at Circa Resort for the second consecutive year. Las Vegas has annually hosted the Mountain West Media Days which attracts dozens of media members who cover the Mountain West.

Hawai’i Representatives

Timmy Chang

Head Coach, 3rd Season

Begins third season as head coach of his alma mater with an 8-18 career record

Also serves as OC and play caller of the Run-and-Shoot offense

Fourth-most tenured head coach in the Mountain West

Broke 13 career NCAA records as a quarterback (2000-04), including passing yards (17,072)

Brayden Schager

Dallas, Texas, Highland Park HS

Has 26 starts in 31 career games played, including a current streak of 22 straight

Ranks fifth all-time in program history in passing yards (6,505), sixth in total offense (6,565), and seventh in passing TDs (41)

Had six 300+ yard passing games in 2023

He and his sister founded the HP Buddy Bowl, an annual football event — which celebrated its seventh year in 2024 — in his hometown of Highland Park, Texas for special-needs youth

Peter Manuma

‘Ewa Beach, O’ahu, Campbell HS

Has made 21 consecutive starts at safety since entering the lineup in the fifth game of his freshman season in 2022

Led the team with 87 total tackles last season, including 5.5 for loss along with a team-best three interceptions

Earned All-Mountain West honorable mention honors in 2024

Named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week after recording a career-high 12 tackles and an interception in a home upset of Air Force

Played most of the 2022 season with a heavy heart following the death of his mother to cancer