SEATTLE — There was one glitch — albeit a pleasant one — to the Hawai'i football team's practice at Qwest Field yesterday.

As the Warriors went through their final preparation for today's game against Washington State, these chords echoed throughout the empty stadium:

duh-duh-duh-dah-daah-daah

duh-duh-duh-dah-daah ...

Indeed, that was, Good (Jack) Lord, "Hawai'i Five-0" playing from a Califone boombox.

As verification, linebacker Josh Rice began making a paddling motion — emulating the moves UH fans make when the song plays at home sporting events.

"We wanted to test out the sound system," said Mike Baker, coach of the UH Cheer Squad.

The cheerleaders' routines and the playing of "Hawai'i Five-0" and the UH fight song, "Co-ed," enlivened the Warriors' walk-through practice.

Unlike his predecessor, June Jones, head coach Greg McMackin prefers to have at least one practice in the stadium where the Warriors will play. In particular, McMackin wanted the Warriors to overcome the awe of state-of-the-ah Qwest Field, home to the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.

McMackin said he wanted to show the players "the lines are all the same."

He added that by taking a trial run, "it's not a shock. They know what they've got. They know how the turf is. We've punted the ball here. We've kicked the ball. It (won't be) the first time."

Last year, Manoa chancellor Virginia Hinshaw paid for the UH cheerleaders to attend the road game against Fresno State. The Warriors won that game, and McMackin wanted the cheerleaders to perform at today's game.

"They're a part of our team," McMackin said. "They had a lot to do with us winning that Fresno game."

Because of budget constraints, there was enough money to pay for the travel expenses for four cheerleaders. Na Koa, the Warriors' booster club, footed the bill.

A fifth cheerleader paid his own way. Four alumni cheerleaders living on the Mainland agreed to perform today.

"I wish we could bring the band," McMackin said.

Instead, the cheerleaders will use the Califone boombox. The speakers will face the 2,000-seat section reserved for UH fans.

"That thing can get really loud," Baker said.

The Warriors appeared to be relaxed during the one-hour workout. They practiced special teams, and ran 10 plays during team drills.

They also were able to adjust to No. 2 quarterback Brent Rausch's injured right hand.

Rausch suffered an injury to the pinkie on his throwing hand when he struck a defender's helmet during a drill Thursday. Rausch's pinkie was in a splint yesterday.

Bryant Moniz took the snaps as the top backup to starting quarterback Greg Alexander.

Shane Austin, the No. 4 quarterback, was added to the 66-player travel squad. He arrived in Seattle last night.

Inoke Funaki, who moved from quarterback to running back in spring training, served as the scout quarterback yesterday.

Rausch will return to Honolulu tomorrow, when Hawai'i departs to Las Vegas for the second phase of this 11-day, two-game road trip.

Rausch, a junior who transferred from College of the Desert in May 2008, has never redshirted.