21.   Long said that because, for the second consecutive week, the Xtreme defense knocked out the opposing quarterback with a shoulder injury.

22.   Mississippi State defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn believes in a blitz-heavy strategy that is designed to rattle opposing quarterbacks.

23.   Next Sunday the opposing quarterback will be either Dan Marino or Stan Humphries.

24.   No matter how good a secondary is, it will be hurt if the opposing quarterback has enough time to pass.

25.   Neither, however, strikes fear in opposing quarterbacks.

26.   No opposing quarterback has singed the Alabama secondary for more than one touchdown.

27.   Oklahoma has used a variety of blitz packages to put pressure on the opposing quarterback.

28.   Opposing quarterbacks often face a Denver defense that permits huge yardage.

29.   Rarely have opposing quarterbacks thrown to his side of the field so often.

30.   Routinely targeted by opposing quarterbacks looking to make big plays, Smith has been burned for five touchdown passes and flagged for three pass interference penalties this season.