1.   And the head coaching situations were veterans who already had established relationships with their assistants.

2.   A sidelight to the head coaching situation is the status of assistant coach Don Casey.

3.   Clubs often consult NFL executives, including Tagliabue, when a coaching situation opens.

4.   Guard Claude Green, another player known to be unhappy with his playing time, said he would remain at USC regardless of the coaching situation.

5.   Her coaching situation is a curious mom-and-pop arrangement, though mom never played tennis and Richard Williams, like the mayor, was nowhere in sight Monday.

6.   In the outside world, there is the coaching situation at UNLV.

7.   Johnson is reluctant to meet the news media or say anything about the coaching situation until he is the owner, officially.

8.   John Harkes said it is time to settle the coaching situation, one way or another.

9.   Jones has said he could announce a final decision resolving the coaching situation next week.

10.   Little has changed in the coaching situation since Boston University coach Jack Parker turned down the Bruins job Friday.