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Dec. 23, 2009

Defensive Tackle Mychal Savage Tabbed First-Team All-American

Philadelphia, Pa. -- Youngstown State senior defensive tackle Mychal Savage (New Rochelle, N.Y.) was named a first-team All-American by The Sports Network, the service announced on Wednesday. It is the second consecutive season and third time in four years that the Penguins have had a first-team All-America selection.

Savage is the 32nd player in school history to be selected first-team All-American and the 27th on the FCS level. He is the first defensive player since cornerback LeVar Greene in 2001 to be named to a first team. Savage is the first defensive lineman since Harry Deligianis in 1997 to be named to an organization's first team. He was named third-team All-American by The Associated Press last week.

Savage, who earned third-team All-America honors by the Sports Network in 2007, was a three-time first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection. In 2009, he was credited with 37 total tackles, including a team-high eight tackles for losses and 4.5 sacks. Savage missed the 2008 season after suffering a season-ending injury in the season-opener at Ohio State.

For his career, he started 44 games for the Penguins, while appearing in 47 contests. He had 153 total tackles, including 76 unassisted stops. He had 20.5 tackles for losses, four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.