CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – The University of Illinois will host the 2025 Butkus Award Show. The event will be held in Illinois football’s Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 1. The Butkus Award is ...

Illinois Hall of Famer Dick Butkus shares a joke with Kaden McCoy, 13, of Lincoln Nebraska as he signs autographs at Grange Grove before Illinois' game vs. Nebraska on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017.

After winning the 2024 Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker ... the next step in his football career as he declared for the 2025 NFL Draft on Monday. Walker hopes to follow in the footsteps ...

After a 2024 season with the Georgia Bulldogs that led him to being named a third-team All-American and winning the Butkus Award, linebacker Jalon Walker declared for the 2025 NFL Draft on Monday.

The Butkus Award is presented annually to the nation's best linebacker at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. "We are incredibly excited to bring the 2025 Butkus Award ceremony ...

The Butkus Award ceremony will be held at Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois on February 1, ...