1.   Among the other Cowboys assistants who said they are looking for jobs are quarterbacks coach Jack Reilly and receivers coach Hubbard Alexander.

2.   As quarterbacks coach at TCU and Minnesota under Jim Wacker, the football flew.

3.   Former Baylor coach and Clemson assistant Chuck Reedy is the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, and former Alabama assistant Woody McCorvey was hired to coach receivers.

4.   Hackett, named the new Trojans coach on Wednesday, has been a respected offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

5.   In addition to defensive coordinator, Hackett must hire an offensive line coach, defensive line coach and quarterbacks coach.

6.   Kitna has been working out with new strength and conditioning coach Kent Johnson, and meeting with new offensive coordinator Mike Sherman and new quarterbacks coach Mike Sheppard.

7.   Offensive assistant Jim Zorn is a candidate to be the quarterbacks coach with the Arizona Cardinals and also has been mentioned for the same job with the Detroit Lions.

8.   Palmer told her husband, Patriots quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer, to invite Bledsoe and his wife to spend the holiday with them.

9.   Quarterbacks coach Jack Reilly and strength and conditioning coach Joe Juraszek.

10.   There is no such thing as a black-quarterback issue at Nebraska, certainly since Gill, now the quarterback coach.