“Of course in the beginning I was sad. Leaving my home, leaving my teammates. Of course it was going to be hard. But there are no regrets. I love it here. This team is my new family now,” Cor…
Chevan Cordeiro still hears from some of his former University of Hawaii teammates – his brothers for life, he says. Some have been talking trash to him heading into Saturday’s game, the San Jose State quarterback’s first against his hometown team and the Spartans’ regular-season finale.
Cordeiro, a Honolulu native, will play against the team he played four seasons with until he transferred to San Jose State nearly a year ago, joining a mass exodus of Hawaii football players in response to then-head coach Graham’s alleged mistreatment of players. The reunion at CEFCU Stadium serves as a harsh reminder for the Hawaii program of all the talent they lost. Cordeiro, who had just earned team captain status as the starting quarterback job as a junior, was one of 17 Hawaii players to enter the transfer portal starting in August of 2021 until Graham’s resignation on Jan. 15.
“My teammates back in Hawaii, now they love football,” Cordeiro said. “I love football again. Everyone that transferred is having fun. That was the goal of transferring, trying to make a change. I’ve grown up as a person outside of football and inside football. It was a great decision.”
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