The Gael force continues to strengthen.

Kicker Hudson Borsari is the 12th player to enter the path from Bishop Gorman High in Las Vegas to the University of Hawaii football team.

“I like what they’re doing out there,” said Borsari, who accepted a 2026 offer from the Rainbow Warriors. “They have a great program and a great team. They have a good support system. I like the bond they have out there. Everyone has the same goal, a one-team, one-dream kind of thing. It felt like the right choice.”

Borsari is close friends with UH starting quarterback Micah Alejado, who graduated from Bishop Gorman in December 2023, and Maika Eugenio, the Gaels’ QB1 this season. UH associate head coach Chris Brown, who was the Gaels’ strength coordinator and linebackers coach through the 2021 season, was the point recruiter.

“With Coach Brown being at Gorman and some of my friends being out there, and friends in my (senior) class committing previously, the bond is already tight,” Borsari said.

The Warriors’ active roster includes six Bishop Gorman alumni: Alejado, running back Cam Barfield, defensive lineman Aiden McComber, linebackers Jamih Otis and Giovanni Iovino, and nickelback Elihah Palmer. Offensive lineman KJ Hallums, safety Brayton Correa and wideout Brandon Gaea are grayshirts who will join the Warriors in January. Borsari, Eugenio and two-way player Isaiah Nickels will sign 2026 scholarship agreements in December.

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UH quarterbacks coach Chad Kapanui, a former multi-position Warrior, was on the Gaels’ staff through April.

Borsari was a receiver on Bishop Gorman’s freshman team in 2022. An injury kept him off the field his entire sophomore season with the varsity. He suffered two more injuries ahead of his junior season.

Head coach Brent Browner suggested a position change. Browner told Borsari: “We need a kicker. I know you played soccer growing up. … Try it. If it’s not good or you don’t like it, you can always go back.”

“I told him I’d do whatever I could to help the team,” Borsari recalled.

Borsari knew the basic approach of three steps back, two to the left.

“I didn’t know what to do with my hips, all the little nuances to it,” Borsari said.

Under special teams coach Blake Levin’s tutelage, Borsari mastered the kicking technique. He connected on four of five field-goal attempts and was 52-for-53 on PATs last season. During practices, he was true on 60-yard kicks. This season, he also will punt. Borsari is projected to compete at kicker for the Warriors. This is the senior season for UH starting kicker Kansei Matsuzawa.

Borsari’s father, Craig, is the UFC’s chief content officer and executive producer.

“I grew up watching (the UFC),” the younger Borsari said. “I’ve been around some of the fighters. Being in that environment has been super fun. I go to events with some of my buddies.”