11.   Campo was a three-year starter at defensive back at Central Connecticut State before moving into the coaching ranks.

12.   Cuban has hired a new public-address announcer, added three assistants to the coaching ranks and hired former player Derek Harper as a team vice president.

13.   Granted, the NBA is years ahead of the NFL and major-league baseball in the diversity of its coaching ranks.

14.   He had many opportunities to re-enter the coaching ranks in recent years, but cited family concerns in declining job offers.

15.   I did not want the legacy of Larry Bird to be tainted by a bad experience in the coaching ranks.

16.   Johnson did not preclude the idea of returning to the coaching ranks at some point, but insisted it will not be in the next three years.

17.   Johnson did say he has avoided contact with certain Cowboys players he considers friends since re-entering the coaching ranks.

18.   Johnson is back in the coaching ranks, and he is preparing to play a Cowboys team owned by Jones this week.

19.   More than anything, Erickson has prized loyalty in his coaching ranks.

20.   Patriots coach Bill Parcells, for one, is sad to see Shula, one of his favorite adversaries, leave the coaching ranks.