Miller Atagi, a three-year starter at left offensive guard for the Weber State University football team, has been selected to play in the Hula Bowl on Jan. 22 in Honolulu. Kickoff will be at 6 p.m. (MST) and will carried live on ESPN.
This year's Hula Bowl is changing its format. Instead of an East-West team made up of collegiate stars, this year's game features a team of collegiate players from Hawaii, facing an All-Star collegiate team from the rest of the country.Atagi, who played high school football at Waialua High School in Haleiwa, Hawaii, will play on the Hawaiian All-Star squad. The Hawaii team will be coached by Ray Nagel, former University of Utah head coach.
Atagi came to WSU in 1990 and red-shirted. Prior to coming to WSU, Atagi served a two-year LDS Church Mission to South Carolina.