ATHENS, Ga. – The 40th annual collegiate Butkus Award® honoring the nation’s best collegiate linebacker was presented today to Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker. The award was presented formally during ...

Dick Butkus, a Chicago, Illinois native, played linebacker for Illinois from 1962-64. He is a member of the College Football ...

The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Bob Asmussen, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Feb. 1—CHAMPAIGN — The Butkus Award is home ... where it belongs. On Saturday night at Memorial Stadium, ...

In a surprise presentation Monday morning, the standout from Omaha Westside received the honor from Matt Butkus, son of the the award's namesake, Dick Butkus. At least one member of Nebraska ...

ATHENS, Ga. — University of Georgia junior Jalon Walker, former Salisbury High standout, has been named the college winner of the Butkus Award that goes to the nation’s top linebacker. Butkus Awards ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND)– The Butkus Award ceremony will be held at Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois on February 1, The ceremony will welcome the finest linebackers and ...

Oklahoma State Cowboy linebacker Bryan McCoy is on a mission to make history this season. The Akron transfer is not only wanting to stake his claim as an elite Cowboy linebacker but he is also chasing ...

Three standout linebackers from the state of Oklahoma, Kip Lewis and Sammy Omosigho from Oklahoma, and Bryan McCoy Jr. from Oklahoma State have been named to the 2025 Butkus Award Watch List, the ...

NORMAN — University of Oklahoma senior linebacker Danny Stutsman has been named a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, which is presented to the nation's best linebacker, the Butkus Foundation announced ...

The 39th annual Butkus Award ® selection process for the top linebackers in the country got underway today with the release of the collegiate preseason watch list. The number of linebackers on the ...

SEATTLE – Washington junior linebacker Taariq "Buddah" Al-Uqdah is one of 51 players named to the Butkus Award watch list, the Butkus Foundation announced today. Al-Uqdah is one of 10 Big Ten ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The 2024 Butkus Award, which honors the nation’s best linebacker, was presented to ...