The Colt Brennan DVD will initially be made available to University of Hawai'i fans for free viewing through an e-mail blast of the athletic department's electronic newsletter, H-mail, July 23, it was announced yesterday.

"Colt Following," the 43-minute kickoff to the Warrior quarterback's Heisman Trophy candidacy, is scheduled to be released the same day in San Jose, Calif., site of the annual Western Athletic Conference Football Preview.

The following day it will be viewable through a link on the athletic department's Web site, www.hawaiiathletics.com.

Lois Manin, UH sports information director, said 1,000 copies will be distributed to WAC and national media, including voters in national polls and postseason awards.

Associate athletic director John McNamara said the school will not have copies available for sale. He said that would run afoul of NCAA rules "and arrangements we worked out with contributing entities" by selling DVDs.

"We didn't want to deny the fans an opportunity to see it," McNamara said. "We wanted to make it available to them electronically, via the internet."

H-mail currently has approximately 30,000 subscribers, McNamara said. Sign-up for H-mail is free and available through www.hawaiiathletics.com.