1.  And if the Braves needed a final push, it came from incoming batting coach Merv Rettenmund, who spent his past nine seasons in San Diego.

2.  Incoming coach Paul Hewitt had to convince Faison to scrap plans to transfer to another school.

3.  The Dolphins have accepted things from Johnson they probably would accept from no other incoming coach in football today.

4.  Incoming Alabama coach Dennis Franchione has seen the issue on different sides.

5.  Time is a factor as the incoming coach needs to hire a new staff, and Donahoe faces free agent and salary cap concerns in the coming month.