1.  Defensive line coach Odell Haggins hopes the strength comes in numbers this season.

2.  DEFENSIVE LINE: A big part of stopping Weber State's leading rusher, Morgan Welch (61 yards), goes to this often-maligned group.

3.  Defensive lineB-Sacks by Stephen Sua, Anthony Fletcher and Sean Phillips tripled this unit's total in first four games.

4.  Defensive lineman Carl Simpson,who suffered a hip injury in the crash, could be cleared to return to practice this week.

5.  Defensive linemen Ryan Nielsen, Matt Childers, Lonnie Ford and Shamsud-Din Abdul-Shaheed are all exceeding expectations this season.

6.  Defensive Player of the Year Phoenix forward Clifford Robinson should get consideration for this award.

7.  Defensive Player of the Year: If Robinson is dethroned as MVP, let him have this one, for his ability to be everywhere at once.

8.  Defensive tackle Russell Maryland has a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that has left him listed as questionable for this week.

9.  Deputy Executive Director Zoann Attwood, who became acting director when Linares was fired, quit this month to look for a new job.

10.  Deputy Inspector Joseph Reznick of the Manhattan North detective bureau said that there was no evidence, to this point, of any foul play or criminality.