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Troy opens Sun Belt camp on Aug. 2

July 29, 2009 1:30 PM

Posted by ESPN.com's Graham Watson

The Sun Belt Conference is next on the list for fall camp dates. This is the Sun Belt's ninth season. Its first camp begins Aug. 2, but players begin to report Thursday. The conference's final camp begins on Aug. 10.

Here are some bullet points for the Sun Belt Conference:

• Western Kentucky begins its first season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

• Troy won its first outright Sun Belt title in 2008 and shared the title in 2006 and 2007.

• The Sun Belt Conference defeated two BCS teams last season -- Middle Tennessee defeated Maryland and Arkansas State defeated Texas A&M.

• Louisiana-Lafayette ranked No. 13 in total offense last season and it ranked seventh in the country in rushing offense.

• Florida International receiver T.Y. Hilton became the first FIU receiver to have a 1,000-yard season. He ranked No. 3 in the country in all-purpose yards and ninth in punt returns.

• The conference loses the nation's No. 1 receiver in terms of receptions per game (UNT's Casey Fitzgerald), the No. 2 tackler in the country (FAU's Frantz Joseph), and the No. 9 rusher in the country (ULL's Tyrell Fenroy).

• Arkansas State defensive end Alex Carrington ranked No. 7 in the country with 1.58 tackles for loss per game. He was also No. 14 in the country in sacks.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE FALL CAMP START DATES

Aug. 2
Troy

Aug. 5
Louisiana-Lafayette

Aug. 6
FIU
Louisiana-Monroe

Aug. 7
Arkansas State
North Texas

Aug. 9
Florida Atlantic
Western Kentucky

Aug. 10
Middle Tennessee