Roosevelt football

The list grows longer for Roosevelt junior Kaeo Akana by the week. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound defensive end is busy with online classes, daily workouts and consistent communication with college football coaches. On Sunday, Nebraska offered Akana a scholarship. Prior to that, Oregon State made an offer. He now has 10 offers, and Nebraska is the first from the Big Ten Conference. “It’s a whole different animal. The history they have at Nebraska, their history as a powerhouse is amazing,” Akana […]

Oregon is in the game for the services of Roosevelt’s Kaeo Akana. The Ducks made a scholarship offer to the junior defensive end on Tuesday. Oregon is the eighth offer on the list for Akana, who is 6 feet, 3.5 inches tall and 205 pounds. “Oregon is a different offer. It’s always been a dream school ever since we were little. We always were watching them when Marcus (Mariota) was playing there,” Akana said. “The coaches are really nice and […]

After accumulating 23.5 sacks as a sophomore, Kaeo Akana didn’t begin his collection of scholarship offers quickly. Hawaii became the first to offer Akana in mid-April. With the recent run of interested schools, Arizona became the seventh Division I program to make Akana an offer on Thursday. Also on Thursday, Arizona made an offer to Punahou junior defensive end/linebacker Tevarua Tafiti, who now has 18 in all. At 6 feet, 3.5 inches and 205 pounds, Akana is a student of […]

The Pac-12 bull rush has arrived for Kaeo Akana. Colorado, then UCLA offered football scholarships to the Roosevelt defensive end on Tuesday. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound junior now has six offers. Hawaii, Utah, Washington State and UNLV are also on the table. “Every offer is life changing for me,” Akana said on Wednesday morning. “I had no clue. I was surprised.” The Buffaloes have a history of recruiting in the islands, going back to Waimea linebacker/running back Jordan Dizon and beyond. […]

UNLV is striking while the iron is hot. Within an hour of getting an oral commit from Punahou defensive back Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen, Rebels assistant coach Chad Kauhaahaa made a scholarship offer to Roosevelt defensive end Kaeo Akana. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound junior also has offers from Hawaii, Utah and Washington State. He is a dynamic playmaker for Roosevelt, which reached the final of the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division II playoffs last year. “We connected on social media two weeks ago. We […]