1.   A senior offensive tackle, Gibson is an All-Big Ten player.

2.   Alberto Alvarado, a senior offensive tackle, sensed something was wrong.

3.   However, that did not seem to be the case with senior wideout Kenyatta Watson or senior defensive tackle Nick Gianacakos.

4.   If senior defensive tackle Ryan Nielsen is healthy today, he is expected to start for USC against Arizona State.

5.   Ohio State senior defensive tackle Mike Collins received a sobering reminder of the risks when teammate Cei Grant collapsed during a summer workout last year and was briefly hospitalized.

6.   On defense, Penn State got big plays from Brian Miller, a senior cornerback, and Brandon Noble, a quick senior tackle.

7.   Only senior left tackle Albrey Battle is assured a starting job.

8.   Sergio Rodriguez, a senior starting right tackle at Tempe Marcos de Niza high school, has faced the same struggle, though not as severe.

9.   Senior defensive tackle Chase Schavrda is seeing unusual sights around the SMU campus these days.

10.   Senior defensive tackle Devron Williams anchors a defense that returns nine starters.