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July 23, 2012
EL PASO - UTEP football's Nick Lamaison and Ian Campbell were named to the Preseason All-Conference USA football team as voted upon by the league's coaches. UTEP's starting signal caller, Lamaison connected on 130-of-224 passes for 1,718 yards to go along with 12 TDs having played in just nine games due to injury last season. The California native directed a come-from-behind victory against Stony Brook in his debut, completing 24-fo-38 passes for 365 yards and three TDs. After suffering an injury against SMU, Lamaison missed two contests before returning to start seven of the final eight games on the year. A Ray Guy Award semifinalist a year ago, Campbell was once again named to the watch list in 2012. Tabbed second team All-Conference USA in 2011, Campbell ranked fourth nationally and first in C-USA in punting with an average of 46.1 yards (third in UTEP history), kicking 48 times for a total of 2,214 yards. He registered 18 punts covering 50+ yards and averaged 50+ yards in three games in 2011. Fall practice is slated to begin on Aug. 6. UTEP opens its 2012 season on Sept. 1 versus Oklahoma in the Sun Bowl.
CONFERENCE USA PRESEASON TEAM
Defensive Player of the Year
Special Teams Player of the Year
First Team Offense
First Team Defense DL Michael Brooks, Sr., East Carolina DL Jamie Collins, Sr., Southern Miss DL Victor Gray, Jr., UCF DL Margus Hunt, Sr., SMU LB Jeremy Grove, So., East Carolina LB Trent Mackey, Sr., Tulane LB Taylor Reed, Sr., SMU DB Bryce Callahan, So., Rice DB D.J. Hayden, Sr., Houston DB Kemal Ishmael, Sr., UCF DB Dexter McCoil, Sr., Tulsa
First Team Special Teams 
 
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