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C-USA Announces Football All-Conference Teams
Eleven schools produced at least one first team selection

	Bruce Miller

Dec. 7, 2010

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Conference USA announced its 2010 All-Conference football teams today, as selected by the league's 12 head football coaches. All 12 schools were represented with at least one overall selection and 11 placed at least one player on first team. C-USA champion UCF and West Division champion SMU produced the most total selections with eight and the most first team choices with five. Bowl bound teams Southern Miss and Tulsa each had the second-highest number of total selections with seven, while East Carolina and Houston both produced six.

The Knights first team selections include three on its league-leading defense. Defensive lineman Bruce Miller (55 tackles, 11.5 TFL's, seven sacks) is joined by defensive backs Kemal Ishmael (team-high 82 tackles, two interceptions, two forced fumbles) and Josh Robinson (55 tackles, two interceptions, team-best 14 passes defended). Offensive lineman Jah Reid and kickoff returner Quincy McDuffie (league-high 32.7 avg. and two returns for touchdowns) also earned first team honors.

SMU has three first-teamers from its offense and two from its defense. Sophomore RB Zach Line earned a place after leading the league in rushing (1,391 yards) and scoring 10 touchdowns. Junior OL Kelvin Beachum, who helped pave the way for Line to gain those yards, was listed along with senior WR Aldrick Robinson (league-high 1,225 yards and a league-best-tying 13 receiving touchdowns).

Southern Miss had a pair of offensive selections and a special teams choice. Senior OL Cameron Zipp and senior TE Johdrick Morris represent the high-powered Golden Eagle offense, while Lou Groza Award finalist Danny Hrapmann is first team All-C-USA kicker. Hrapmann has set new school records for field goals (26) and kick scoring (130).

Tulsa's first team all-league choices include one each on offense, defense and special teams. Junior QB G.J. Kinne (3,307 yards and 28 TD passes), freshman DB Marco Nelson (81 tackles and a league-high-tying six interceptions) and Damaris Johnson represent the Golden Hurricane. Nelson is the league's only first team freshman selection, while Johnson is first team at punt returner and second team at wide receiver and as a kick returner. East Carolina's selections are highlighted by senior Dwayne Harris, a first team all-league performer at both wide receiver and punt returner. He has set ECU single-season records with 1,055 receiving yards and 93 receptions, while catching 10 TD passes on the season. Harris is joined on the first team by senior OL Willie Smith.

Houston had three first team choices and Marshall had two, both on defense. The Cougars selections included junior RB Bryce Beall (870 yards, 12 rushing TD's), junior OL Chris Thompson and junior WR Patrick Edwards (1,100 yards and 13 touchdowns). Edwards was also named second team as a punt returner. The Thundering Herd's productive defensive duo of junior DE Vinny Curry and senior LB Mario Harvey are listed on the first team unit. Curry led C-USA in sacks with 12 and registered 94 total tackles, while Harvey registered 143 stops, 17.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks.

Memphis senior LB Jamon Hughes, Tulane senior DB Philip Davis and UAB junior OL Matt McCants round out the first team selections. Hughes tallied 147 tackles this season to rank fourth ion school history, Davis led C-USA in passes defended with 15 and McCants helped the Blazers offense average 422.8 yards per game.

The league's individual awards will be released on Wednesday, December 8. Conference USA will conclude the 2010 season by sending six teams to bowl games for the fifth time in six seasons.

2010 C-USA FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE QB- G.J. Kinne, Jr., Tulsa RB- Bryce Beall, Jr., Houston RB- Zach Line, So., SMU OL- Kelvin Beachum, Jr., SMU OL- Matt McCants, Jr., UAB OL- Jah Reid, Sr., UCF OL- Willie Smith, Sr., East Carolina OL- Chris Thompson, Jr., Houston OL- Cameron Zipp, Sr., Southern Miss TE- Johdrick Morris, Sr., Southern Miss WR- Dwayne Harris, Sr., East Carolina WR- Patrick Edwards, Jr., Houston WR- Aldrick Robinson, Sr., SMU

DEFENSE DL- Vinny Curry, Jr., Marshall DL- Bruce Miller, Sr., UCF DL- Cheta Ozougwu, Sr., Rice DL- Taylor Thompson, Jr., SMU LB- Ja'Gared Davis, So., SMU LB- Mario Harvey, Sr., Marshall LB- Jamon Hughes, Sr., Memphis DB-Philip Davis, Sr., Tulane DB-Kemal Ishmael, So., UCF DB-Marco Nelson, Fr., Tulsa DB-Josh Robinson, So., UCF

SPECIAL TEAMS K- Danny Hrapmann, Jr., Southern Miss P- Kyle Martens, Jr., Rice KR-Quincy McDuffie, So., UCF PR- Dwayne Harris, Sr., East Carolina PR- Damaris Johnson, Jr., Tulsa LS- Brandon Long, Sr., Rice

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE QB- Austin Davis, Jr., Southern Miss RB- Orleans Darkwa, Fr., Tulane RB- Ronnie Weaver, Jr., UCF OL- Clint Anderson, Jr., Tulsa OL- Rod Huntley, Sr., UTEP OL- Dominik Riley, Sr., Memphis OL- Chad Schofield, Sr., Marshall OL- Isaiah Thompson, Sr., Houston TE- Lee Smith, Sr., Marshall WR-Cole Beasley, Jr., SMU WR-Lance Lewis, Jr., East Carolina WR-Damaris Johnson, Jr., Tulsa

DEFENSE DL- Anthony Gray, Sr., Southern Miss DL- Elliott Henigan, Jr., UAB DL- Cordarro Law, Jr., Southern Miss DL- Darius Nall, Jr., UCF LB- Trent Mackey, So., Tulane LB- Marcus McGraw, Jr., Houston LB- Youri Yenga, Sr., SMU DB-Travis Bradshaw, Jr., Rice DB-Emanuel Davis, Jr., East Carolina DB-Chris Banjo, Jr., SMU DB-Justin Wilson, Sr., Southern Miss DB-Travaun Nixon, Jr., UTEP

SPECIAL TEAMS K- Michael Barbour, Jr., East Carolina P- Michael Such, Sr., Tulsa KR- Damaris Johnson, Jr., Tulsa PR- Patrick Edwards, Jr., Houston LS- Charley Hughlett, Jr., UCF

HONORABLE MENTION

OFFENSE QB- Dominique Davis, Jr., East Carolina QB- Kyle Padron, So., SMU QB- Bryan Ellis, Jr., UAB QB- Trevor Vittatoe, Sr., UTEP RB- Jonathan Williams, Sr., East Carolina RB- Sam McGuffie, So., Rice RB- Kendrick Hardy, Fr., Southern Miss RB- Charles Clay, Sr., Tulsa RB- Pat Shed, Jr., UAB RB- Joe Banyard, Jr., UTEP OL- Jake Hicks, Jr., Rice OL- J.T. Brooks, Jr., SMU OL- Blake McJunkin, Jr., SMU OL- Joe Duhon, So., Southern Miss OL- Lamar Holmes, Jr., Southern Miss OL- Pete Hendrickson, Sr., Tulane OL- Andrew Nierman, Sr., Tulane OL- Tyler Holmes, Jr., Tulsa OL- Nick Pieschel, Jr., UCF OL- Anthony McNac, Sr., UTEP OL- Alex Solot, Sr., UTEP TE- Cody Sparks, Sr., Tulane TE- Charles Clay, Sr., Tulsa TE- Jeffery Anderson, Sr., UAB TE- Adam Nissley, Jr., UCF WR- James Cleveland, Sr., Houston WR- Aaron Dobson, So., Marshall WR- Marcus Rucker, So., Memphis WR- Vance McDonald, So., Rice WR- Kelvin Bolden, Jr., Southern Miss WR- Casey Robottom, Sr., Tulane WR- Mike Jones, Sr., UAB WR- Brian Watters, Sr., UCF WR- Kris Adams, Sr., UTEP

DEFENSE DL- Josh Smith, Sr., East Carolina DL- Dontari Poe, So., Memphis DL- Frank Trotter, Jr., Memphis DL- John Gioffre, Jr., Rice DL- Margus Hunt, So., SMU DL- John Henderson, Sr., Southern Miss DL- Justin Adams, Sr., Tulane DL- Dezman Moses, Jr., Tulane DL- Cory Dorris, So., Tulsa DL- Odrick Ray, Sr., Tulsa DL- Tyrunn Walker, Jr., Tulsa DL- Bryant Turner, Sr., UAB DL- David Williams, Sr., UCF DL- Robert Soleyjacks, Sr., UTEP LB- Dustin Lineback, Sr., East Carolina LB- Sammy Brown, Jr., Houston LB- Pete Fleps, Sr., SMU LB- Taylor Reed, So., SMU LB- Jamie Collins, So., Southern Miss LB- Korey Williams, Jr., Southern Miss LB- Tanner Antle, Sr., Tulsa LB- Curnelius Arnick, Jr., Tulsa LB- Shawn Jackson, Fr., Tulsa LB- Marvin Burdette, So., UAB LB- Derrick Hallman, Sr., UCF LB- Isaiah Carter, Jr., UTEP DB- Donald Brown, So., Marshall DB- Omar Brown, Jr., Marshall DB- Richard Crawford, Jr., SMU DB- Chico Hunter, Sr., Southern Miss DB- Alex Wacha, Sr., Tulane DB- John Flanders, Jr., Tulsa DB- Dexter McCoil, So., Tulsa DB- T.J. Ballou, Jr., UAB DB- Jamie Bender, Jr., UAB DB- Deshawn Grayson, So., UTEP DB- Wiston Jeune, Sr., UTEP

SPECIAL TEAMS K- Paulo Henriques, So., Memphis K- Cairo Santos, Fr., Tulane P- Tom Hornsey, Fr., Memphis P- Ian Campbell, So., UTEP KR- Marlon McClure, So., UTEP PR- Josh Robinson, So., UCF PR- Marlon McClure, So., UTEP LS- Keenan Bratcher, Sr., Memphis LS- Creighton Nelms, Jr., Southern Miss LS- Jonathan Edwards, So., Tulane LS- Taylor Klein, So., UAB LS- Matt Camilli, Jr., UTEP