RENO, Nev. — Ten minutes after the Hawai'i football team concluded its 2-hour practice, defensive back Kenny Estes raced from one of the two team buses back to the Bishop Monogue High field.

"What are you getting?" UH spokesman Derek Inouchi yelled to Estes.

"My slippers," Estes said.

It was an unlikely item to bring to a practice in which the mercury dropped into the 40s.

A day earlier, the Warriors practiced in Mänoa's humidity.

Yesterday, in their final full practice before tomorrow's road game against Nevada, the Warriors had a full-padding practice.

Some wore athletic tights. Most wore long-sleeved shirts under their jerseys. During a break, defensive tackle Vaughn Meatoga was in a crouch, squeezing instant-heating pads.

"I didn't dress for this," Meatoga said.

Running back Leon Wright-Jackson, who was raised in Washington, wore shorts. "What's the big deal?" he said.

"Cold?" head coach Greg McMackin said. "This isn't cold. The only one who didn't adjust was (defensive coordinator) Cal Lee. He wore his gloves. He has to toughen up. But the players are fine."

Indeed, the Warriors had another lively practice. They worked on ball-stripping techniques, and staged one-on-one drills between the linemen. They also worked on defending the Wolf Pack's so-called Pistol offense, a running attack out of a spread formation.

The Wolf Pack has two prolific running backs — 5-foot-10, 220-pound Vai Taua and 6-2, 215-pound Luke Lippincott. The Warriors, limited by a 64-player roster, used 5-foot-10, 210-pound Jayson Rego to portray both Wolf Pack runners.

Typecast?

"I like to think I'm muscular," Rego said, smiling. "I had no idea who I was. I tried to give the defense a good look. It was fun. It's always good to get hit."

In an 11-on-11 defensive drill, linebacker Jake Heun put an orange cap on his helmet to indicate he would be playing for the scout offense, which usually wears white. Heun, wearing a green jersey, aligned as a tight end on the right side. After the snap, he rolled to his left and floored defensive end Fetaiagogo Fonoti. Heun was greeted with rousing cheers from teammates. Fonoti, who fell on his wallet, was stunned.

"I didn't know he was on offense," Fonoti said. "I saw the green jersey. Then — boom! — oh, my. What was even worse I still didn't know he was on offense. I thought he was on defense and hit me by accident. 'Oh, damn, Jake.' Then everybody was like, 'Good hit, Jake,' and I'm like, 'hell, no.' "

Quarterbacks coach Nick Rolovich said Bryant Moniz, who did not play in the final three quarters of last week's game against Boise State because of a concussion, looked sharp in passing drills. Moniz said neither the chill nor the thin air (Reno is 4,400 feet above sea level) was a factor.

"It was comfortable," Moniz said.

The Warriors brought four quarterbacks, one more than usual, as insurance for Moniz and Brent Rausch. Rausch, who was cleared to play Tuesday, missed six weeks because of a fractured right pinkie in his throwing hand. Moniz is No. 1, followed by either Rausch or Shane Austin.

Freshman Cayman Shutter was added to the travel roster Wednesday morning.

"I was surprised, but I was more than willing to pack my bags," Shutter said.

Shutter will be used only in a worst-case situation. By appearing in a game, even for one play, he would forfeit his chance to redshirt this season.

In deciding to add Shutter, McMackin said: "Two of the quarterbacks weren't with us last week. I didn't want to take a chance. I just decided to bring him. I hope we don't have to use him because I would hate to burn a year. But we have to win a game, too."