When University of South Florida DE George Selvie was selected to the Playboy All-America team, some of his teammates asked if got to meet any playmates during the team’s photo shoot in May.

“They thought I was at the [Playboy] mansion,” said Selvie, who was flown to Phoenix with the other Playboy All-Americans. “I told them it wasn’t at the mansion, it was at a resort.

“They were like, “Man, what kind of Playboy All-America team is it if you don’t get to see the playmates?’ ”

One of the oldest and most prestigious preseason All-American teams, Playboy’s 52nd annual team is featured in the September issue, which hits newsstands today.

USF’s first Playboy All-American, Selvie also is the only player from a Florida school on this year’s 26-player team. Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, of Florida, turned down an invitation to be considered for the team.

“I was honored just to be part of that prestigious team because they have been doing it for a long time,” Selvie said.

Selvie’s parents had mixed emotions about him being selected. His mother is a minister.

“My dad didn’t care,” Selvie said. “He was like ‘for real? You going to the mansion?’ He liked it, my mom not too much.

“Playboy said they’d send a copy to the house, back home [in Pensacola]. My mom will send it back to me. She said she’s not going to look at it, but then she might throw it away, so I might have to get my own [in Tampa]. [When I look at it] I’ll say I’m just reading the articles.”

NO TIMETABLE ON HENDRICK: USF DL coach John Hendrick, who suffered a heart attack July 1, has not been cleared to return yet, but USF coach Jim Leavitt said there would never come a time this year where he would think about bringing in another coach to offset the loss of Hendrick.

“[Defensive ends coach] Kevin Patrick is doing a great job with the D-line,” Leavitt said.

USF’s George Selvie, second row third from the right, and the 2008 Playboy All-America team. Photo courtesy of Playboy