George Selvie
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| South Florida Bulls — No. 95 | |
| Defensive end | Senior |
| Major: Unknown | |
| Date of birth: March 6, 1987 | |
| Place of birth: Pensacola, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 245 lb (111 kg) |
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| High school: Pine Forest High School, Pensacola, Florida |
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| Stats at CBS Sportsline.com | |
George Selvie (born March 6, 1987) Son of George and Twana Selvie. He is the current starting defensive end for the South Florida Bulls (USF) NCAA Division I-A football team.
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[edit] High school career
Selvie attended Pine Forest High School located in Pensacola, Florida where he was Class 3A Second-team All-state. He totaled 55 tackles with six sacks. Selvie played both on the offensive and defensive line and was originally recruited to play center at South Florida. Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Selvie was not ranked nationally.[1]
[edit] Collegiate career
Selvie holds the Big East Conference record for tackles for a loss in a season. He also holds the USF records for career sacks, sacks in a season, and tackles for a loss in a season (set in 2007).
In 2009, his senior season, Selvie had 40 tackes (9.5 for losses) and 3.5 sacks. He forced and recovered one fumble and broke up two passes. [2] while making First-team All-Big East by Phil Steele.
As a junior, in 2008, Selvie recorded 43 tackles (32 solo) with 13.5 of them for losses (including 5.5 sacks). He also broke up 5 passes and forced a fumble. [3] Became the first two-time, first team All-American in USF history when he was selected by the American Football Coaches Association (He was also also a second-team All-American according to the Walter Camp Foundation).
In 2007, Selvie was selected as a consensus All-American and was voted the Big East Defensive Player of the Year. That season he had 14.5 sacks (2nd in NCAA) and an NCAA-leading 31.5 tackles for loss. He totaled 59 tackles, 3 forced fumbles, 13 quarterback hurries, and a blocked kick.[4] He played in the Sun Bowl, in El Paso, Texas, December 31, 2007.
In 2006 Selvie played as a freshman and totaled 64 tackles, 14.5 for a loss, including 5.5 sacks. He also forced 4 fumbles and recovered 2, had 9 hurries and batted one pass away[5]. He was the National Defensive Player of the Week, November 25, 2006, in a win over West Virginia. For his efforts, Sporting News named him to its Freshman All-America team.
He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
[edit] Honors
- 2008 First-team All-American
- 2007 First-team Consensus All-American
- 2007 Big East Defensive Player of the Year
- 2007 Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist
- 2007 Ted Hendricks Award finalist
- 2007 Bill Willis Award winner
- 2006 Freshman All-American by Sporting News
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