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The University of Utah Athletics
Four Utes Named To MWC Preseason All-Conference Team
7/23/2007 12:00 AM | Football
July 23, 2007
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The Mountain West Conference media voted four Utes on to the 2007 MWC preseason all-conference football team and projected a third-place league finish for Utah this coming season. The polls were released at the annual MWC Football Preview in Las Vegas, Nev., on July 23.
Place kicker Louie Sakoda, quarterback Brian Johnson, and offensive linemen Jason Boone and Robert Conley were named to the preseason team. Sakoda, Johnson and Conley are juniors while Boone is a senior. Sakoda, who is also Utah's starting punter and the reigning MWC co-Special Teams Player of the Year, was picked as the preseason MWC Special Teams Player of the Year.
The MWC media poll selected TCU as the favorite to win the league title, while predicting a third-place finish for Utah. The Horned Frogs received 202 points and 18 first place votes, followed by Brigham Young (178 points, three first place votes) and Utah (165 points and two first place votes).
2007 Mountain West Conference Preseason Poll
1. TCU (18) 2022. BYU (3) 1783. Utah (2) 1654. New Mexico 1205. Wyoming 1106. Colorado State 1077. Air Force 628. San Diego State 569. UNLV 35
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