August 2, 2011 cided on the flashy look. "Back home (in Hawaii), everybody bleaches their hair when you're going to baseball tournaments or football camp in high school. We just decided to do it," Hoke said. The blond mohawk stands in contrast to offensive lineman J.C. Oram's bushy black beard. "I was growing out the beard, but J.C. had me beat so I had to get rid of it," Hoke said. Hairstyle aside, McBride said Hoke and backup Jordan Adamczyk looked good in spring practices and have earned his confidence. "Both of these guys, Hoke and Adamczyk, are good NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner The press got a look at the new turf at Stewart Stadium on Thursday. players," McBride said. "They were about 70 percent efficient in the spring. Both of them have taken a ton of reps and Hoke's had game experience, so I'm not worried about them. I like where we're at. It looks like we've made good decisions on quarterbacks." Oram, a Fremont High product who has been collecting preseason accolades like Sports Network preseason first-team All-American, is expected to anchor a line that boasts five of WSU's six returning offensive starters. "I feel very confident about this year," Oram said. "Mike Hoke has done really good things in the spring and he's only going to get better as the season goes on. The offensive line, we're veterans, we know what to do, how to do it, we've just got to do it. We've got some good receivers, our running backs are coming back, so we're ready." Senior linebacker Nick Webb, named to the Sports Network's preseason FCS All- America third team, said he can't wait to get going. "I'm super excited. I woke up early this morning and couldn't go back to bed," Webb said. "I'm excited to come back and work because I know that we can do things that other teams think we can't." 238