Curtis Murayama

Everybody’s happy.

The backup plan for Marcus Mariota is eventually to be more than a backup.

Is everybody happy?

Follow Star-Advertiser Deputy Sports Editor Curtis Murayama as he provides a pick-by-pick blog and analysis.

To be a valuable safety, you don’t need to have long arms like an offensive tackle, the space-eating heft of a defensive tackle or big hands like a quarterback.

With the evolution of the game to a wide-open philosophy and rules that favor receivers, it has become harder to find a shutdown cornerback than a franchise quarterback.

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If a scout with five decades of experience says he sees Hall of Fame potential among this year’s tackles, it’s worth taking notice.

Here is the interview involving the comparison between Utah State quarterback Jordan Love, who might be a first-round pick, and Hawaii’s Cole McDonald, who is projected to be a late-round pick:

NFL DRAFT: SEARCH FOR THE STARS

I’ve been a page designer for decades now, but my previous life in sports was as a writer.

Hawaii’s Clarissa Chun of the USA wrestling program finds herself in the middle of the Olympic Games firestorm, a mega-event that’s supposed to galvanize not polarize.

I’ve been a page designer for decades now, but my previous life in sports was as a writer.

What’s the most important book in high school? It’s not your math book or English book or science book.

Kaile Halvorsen hopes one day to work in a hospital. Colton Cowell is glad to be out of one.

I’ve been a page designer for decades now, but my previous life in sports was as a writer.

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