Jones said Keli'ikipi suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee, but further medical tests did not show any ligament damage.

When asked if Keli'ikipi would return by the end of the regular season, Jones said, "I would think not."

The 6-foot-1, 260-pound Keli'ikipi is the Warriors' second-leading rusher with 247 yards, an average of 6.7 yards per carry. He was valued in short-yardage situations — he has a team-high six rushing touchdowns — and as a backfield blocker.

Jones said Michael Brewster, John West and Michael Bass will rotate as the lone running back in the run-and-shoot offense for tomorrow's game against Army. Backup center Lyle Castro and Kala Latuselu are future candidates to replace Keli'ikipi as the power back.

• Health report: Defensive end Travis LaBoy has not competed in contact drills this week because of an infection in his elbow.

"He's obviously in bad shape," Jones said.

LaBoy, a 6-foot-4, 254-pound senior, leads the Warriors with 10 sacks.

Kevin Jackson, a fifth-year senior, is expected to start at right defensive end, although it is hoped LaBoy will be available.

Houston Ala will open at left defensive end after missing last week's game because of a partially torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee. He has practiced this week, despite wearing a metal brace.

• Aloha means hello: Army inside linebacker Mikel Resnick is back in Hawai'i for the first time since he was a student at Highlands Intermediate School and his father was stationed at Pearl Harbor.

Resnick attended high school in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and considered applying for UH.

"But it was a little far from home," he said. "The opportunities that presented itself on the East Coast were a little better."

He said he keeps in touch with childhood friends from Hawai'i, and one of them "was going to bring me a plate lunch from L&L (Drive-Inn). It'll be good to have some good food again."

Resnick said it has been difficult to endure a season in which the Black Knights have lost their first 11 games.

"It is tough, but part of what makes us Cadets and Army football players is we keep pushing," he said. "You'll never see us quit. You'll never see us fold. Every team has to be careful when they play us, whether they're up 35 or down seven. We'll keep pushing it. We're not going to quit. We don't ever quit. That's not how we play, and that's not how we live."