No. 8 Arkansas played at Vanderbilt on Oct. 29, 2011.
2010 Despite playing with pain, dependable and physical linebacker continued his superb play for Commodore defense as a third-year starter... Started and played MLB in 11 of 12 games... Minor knee injury suffered at Connecticut forced Marve had to sit out Eastern Michigan game, effectively ending his bid to post three consecutive seasons of 100 tackles or more... Named to Coaches second team All-SEC unit during postseason ballot... Ended season sharing team lead with eight tackles for loss, second in total tackles (80) and third in solo tackles (49)... Opened year with 11-tackle effort vs. Northwestern... Contributed to win at Ole Miss with 10 tackles... Had 11 stops, including 1.5 tackles for loss, prior to getting injured at UConn... Came back three weeks later to earn team's Defensive Player of the Week honors after 10-tackle effort at Arkansas... Posted two sacks and 10 tackles in loss to Florida.
2009 Received team's Captain's Award and Most Valuable Linebacker Award at postseason banquet... Solid presence in middle of Commodore defense, Marve started every game at inside linebacker... Earned second team All-SEC by head coaches... Led the SEC with 10.1-tackle per game average... Tackle total (121) was second highest in conference, becoming first SEC player to produce more than 100... Marve become first SEC player since Vanderbilt's Jamie Winborn to post 100-plus tackles in freshman and sophomore seasons... Also topped the Commodores with 57 solo tackles and three forced fumbles... Also contributed 6.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback sack... Posted double-digit tackles in seven of 12 games... Produced at least four tackles in every game... Career highs in solo tackles (11) and total tackles (18) came against Georgia Tech... Also posted 15 tackles against Mississippi State and 13 tackles against Kentucky... In season opener, contributed quarterback sack and pair of forced fumbles in win over Western Carolina... Had 11 tackles and forced fumble at LSU and 11 tackles in finale at Tennessee.
2008 Became one of the team's top defenders as redshirt freshman linebacker... Punishing tackler with nose for the football... Started all 13 games at MLB... Topped the SEC with four forced fumbles... Named Freshman All-American by Rivals.com, and First Team Freshman All-SEC by league coaches... Topped the Commodores - and ranked among the NCAA's best - with 56 unassisted tackles... Also ranked second among 'Dores in QB hurries (3), third in total tackles (105), fourth in sacks (3) and fourth in tackles for loss (6.5)... Contributed at least five tackles in 12games... Topped the defensive effort in Music City Bowl win with 10 total tackles vs. Boston College... Showed talent early, contributing a sack in win at Miami (Ohio)... Produced remarkable outing in victory at Ole Miss, posting 11 tackles and the defensive play of the game - a forced fumble at the Vanderbilt 1-yard line in the closing minutes recovered by a 'Dore teammate... Also was instrumental in another failed Ole Miss drive, making a key open-field tackle at the 1-yard line... Contributed 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack and 16 total tackles in losing effort against Duke... Virtually duplicated the feat against Tennessee - two tackles for loss, a sack and forced fumble, and nine tackles.
2007 Travelled with squad on road games, but never played in first year on campus... Impressed as middle linebacker on practice field... Named team's Defensive Scout of the Week after win over Ole Miss.
High School Two-year team captain and team MVP... Voted Tennessee 5A Mr. Football Lineman of the Year, first recipient ever from White Station... Named First Team All-State, "Best of the Preps" by Memphis Commercial Appeal, "All-South" by Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel and Nashville Tennessean's "Dream Team"... Helped Spartans to 12-2 overall record in 2006 and 5A state semifinals... Achieved 178 total tackles, including 133 solo stops, four QB sacks and eight forced fumbles as a senior, earning Region 8-5A most outstanding player... Credited with 120 solo tackles as a standout junior... Earned four varsity football letters... An academic honor roll student, and member of the National Honor Society.
Personal Christopher Ryan Marve... Son of Clayton Samuel and Robin Samuel... Born March 1, 1989 in Fort Worth, Texas... Dad is engineer; mom is supervisor with Comcast... Oldest of seven siblings: two brothers, four sisters... White Station also produced former Commodore starting DE Curtis Gatewood... Plans to major in Human and Organizational Development.
