1.   Bono said Schottenheimer will tell him this morning which quarterback gets the starting assignment in Detroit.

2.   Alan Henderson recalls glancing at Laettner and wondering if he would get the starting assignment that night.

3.   But Rick Reed injured his finger on Sunday and Yoshii got the starting assignment Friday night.

4.   By the end of the season, they were trading starting assignments back and forth.

5.   Defensive backs coach Mike Zimmer points out that there is never an ideal time to throw a rookie into his first starting assignment.

6.   During training camp in Austin, Boniol beat three other rookies for the starting assignment.

7.   For the trainer with the most, D. Wayne Lukas, the random selection of starting assignments proved to be no luck of the draw.

8.   He is listed behind Bill Burke, a third-year sophomore, with whom he is expected to compete for the starting assignment next season.

9.   He is too good and too versatile not to earn some starting assignments at short, while occasionally spelling Biggio at second base and playing some outfield.

10.   On Saturday, it was Chris Jones and Alfonzo who played key roles in rare starting assignments.