CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The legacy of an Illini football and Chicago Bears legend was carried forward on Wednesday. The Butkus foundation and Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University of ...

Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez has etched his name into Red Raider history, becoming the program’s first-ever recipient of the prestigious Butkus Award. Recognized as college football’s top ...

The Butkus Award ceremony was held in Champaign for a second-straight year in the Colonnades Club at Gies Memorial Stadium.

As fall camps for teams around the country continue to roll out, so do pre-season award watch lists for college football. The Dick Butkus award, which is annually given to college football's most ...

Jack Campbell did it again. The former Iowa football star has won the 2025 Pro Butkus Award as the NFL's top linebacker.

Alabama linebacker, Deontae Lawson was named as one of 12 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, which recognizes the nation’s top linebacker, on Tuesday morning by the Butkus Foundation. With Lawson in ...

A larger-than-life Dick Butkus looms in the background Wednesday as the Illini icon’s son, Matt Butkus, second from left, chats with Carle Illinois College of Medicine Dr. Claudius Conrad and students ...

Over the past eight years, three Georgia players have won the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker. Roquan Smith took home the honors in 2017, Nakobe Dean won the award in 2021, and first-year ...

2023 All-American Whit Weeks was named the Butkus Award watch list. Navy All-American Bowl The preseason candidates for the Butkus Award have been announced. The award is presented annually to honor ...

Triston Newson has a message of appreciation to deliver to Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia. But not before he delivers for Mizzou. Missouri football will play Vanderbilt this season in mid-October ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Even without Butkus Award finalist linebacker Anthony Hill Jr., Texas' leading tackler, the Longhorns' defense came up huge in a 27-17 win over No. 3 Texas A&M after hemorrhaging ...