George Selvie

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name = George Selvie


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college = South Florida
conference = Big East
sport = Football
jersey = 95
position = DE
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career_start = 2006
height_ft = 6
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weight_lb = 255
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1987|3|6
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highschool = Pine Forest HS,
Pensacola, Florida
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awards = Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2007)
Bill Willis Award winner (2007)
honors = 1st Team All-American (2007)
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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.

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.

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.

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. [https://admin.xosn.com/pdf4/102325.pdf?KEY=XNEYBDKVSUDFMCJ.20080101004028&DB_ACCOUNT_TYPE=AGENT&TITAN_ACTIVE=YES&DB_MENU_ID=2768&DB_LANG=C&OLD_MODE=publishing&DB_OEM_ID=7700] He played in the Sun Bowl, in El Paso, Texas, December 31, 2007.

In 2006 Selvie played as a freshman and totaled 84 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 [http://www.gousfbulls.com//pdf7/91795.pdf?SPSID=97288&SPID=2981&DB_OEM_ID=7700] . 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.

Honors

* 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

External links

* [http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=216901 South Florida Bulls bio]