1.   A couple of knee injuries put a damper on his football career.

2.   A knee injury put him out of action for three months.

3.   Angela Aycock, who took over at shooting guard after Hedgpeth sustained a season-ending knee injury, should contribute heavily again.

4.   But guard depth behind Edwards could be a problem unless Saudia Roundtree is recovered from a knee injury.

5.   By spring practice, tailback Skip Hicks is expected to be fully recovered from knee injuries.

6.   First to go was cornerback Deon Figures, who suffered a knee injury in unorthodox fashion when he got shot in May.

7.   He had a knee injury, which put him out of the reckoning.

8.   He is back in the squad after three weeks of treatment on a knee ligament injury at the Lilleshall Rehabilitation Centre.