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All Access Football Radio - Player Spotlight: DE George Selvie On Location At The Walter Camp Dinner

Quote of Note: "There's some guys in the National Football League that don't want to line up against Selvie. He is that good. He's the quickest D-Lineman that I can remember off the ball, and not just on the pass."

-- Rutgers Head Coach Greg Schiano

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01.29.10 - At his current and steady weight of 247 pounds, the 6-foot-4 defensive end out of South Florida is too small to consistently power his way to the quarterback or stop a running back barreling down on him in the NFL. If he could put on another 15 pounds or so he'd be right where he and every pro team want him to be. But no matter how hard he tries – and he's been trying for years – Selvie can't seem to put on that extra weight. "I eat as much as I can,'' said Selvie, who hopes to impress scouts Saturday in the Senior Bowl (4 p.m., NFL Network), a scouting showcase for college seniors. "That's all I do is eat. "I mean, I'm trying my best to put on some weight, because I feel like I can get bigger. I think my frame can hold a lot more weight, but it's hard for me. It's real hard. So if (NFL teams) want me to move to linebacker, I'm going to be like, "Whatever you want, I'll do it.' I feel like I can rush the passer standing up or with my hand in the dirt.” – Tampa Tribune

12.29.09 - Mobile, AL - USF defensive end George Selvie will have an opportunity to start his professional career not far from where his high school career began. The Pensacola, Fla. native is one of three South Florida players to accept an invitation to the 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl, game officials announced today. A second team All-BIG EAST selection this season, Selvie is the NCAA's active career leader in tackles for a loss with 69.5-which is 5.5 shy of the NCAA record. He has a USF record 29 career sacks and enjoyed his most prolific year as a sophomore, earning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors that year while totaling a school and conference single season record 31.5 tackles for a loss.

12.26.09 - By his standards, Selvie has had a quiet year, with career lows in sacks (3.5), tackles for loss (9.5) and total tackles (40). Two years ago he was the Big East defensive player of the year, and a year ago he considered leaving early for the NFL draft. He stayed for his senior year, and USF coaches say he has been a leader and a model for younger players. Selvie's story is still impressive. He was a center in high school, USF was his only Division I-A offer, and now he is a two-time All-American preparing to try for a career in the NFL. "Whoever thought I would do that? I didn't think I'd do that," he said. "I felt like I was blessed, just being able to do all this stuff, coming from where I came from. USF in the top 25? (Being ranked) No. 2 one year (2007)? It was a crazy five years for me, but I enjoyed every bit of it. Just the experiences with my teammates, growing and making lifelong friends. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world." – St. Petersburg Times

04.06.09 - By the time the letter came from the NFL, the first two-time All-American in USF history swears his mind already was made up. “I knew I was coming back,” George Selvie said. The league’s advisory board that makes recommendations to underclassmen gauging their potential draft status wasn’t exactly floored by Selvie’s tape following his junior season. An ankle sprain that plagued the beastly defensive end the better part of the fall made it even more difficult to deal with the prosperity (and notoriety) Selvie enjoyed the fall of ’07, when the Bulls vaulted into the national conscious (and rankings) and Selvie was named first-team All-America after finishing second in the nation with 14½ sacks. “Oh man, you have no idea,” Selvie said. He finished with 5½ sacks and a bunch of tackles for losses, good enough to make some All-America teams, mostly on reputation. Of more significance, though was the ground-hog day fashion the Bulls collapsed under the weight of expectations they stacked atop themselves from the season before.

01.07.09 - University of South Florida junior defensive end George Selvie decides to stay in school after scouts told him he would not be picked in the first three rounds.

12.26.08 - Following a solid 2006 season, Selvie went on a tear in 2007. Selvie earned All-America honors and was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year after notching a nation leading 31.5 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks. He also was a finalist for both the Nagurski Trophy and Hendricks Award. Selvie hasn't had the same amount of success in 2008 battling a high ankle sprain and fighting off double teams but he still leads South Florida in sacks (5) and tackles for loss (11). Selvie has the athletic ability and non-stop motor to be a disruptive force off the edge. While his weight (250) may be a factor, Selvie still grades out at one of the best at the position and a first round pick.

12.20.08 - The first hint that South Florida defensive end George Selvie might one day become one of college football's most unstoppable forces came when he was a toddler. A Buick rolled off a car jack and onto his head, which explains why to this day you can still see the dent in his noggin. So it stands to reason that if a Buick couldn't slow down little bitty George, a single offensive tackle can rarely deal with big ol' George, a 6-4, 245-pound explosive package that the University of Memphis must neutralize in today's first magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl. "He is, without question, the most talented defensive lineman we have gone against this year and one of the most dangerous we've ever faced," Memphis offensive coordinator Clay Helton said. "He's a very powerful pass rusher with an unbelievable motor. He's relentless getting to the quarterback."

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