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 ...

Since 1985, the Butkus Award has signified the nation’s top linebacker. This year, the award ceremony returned to Champaign, the place of the Butkus name became legend. The chance to host this year’s ...

Josh Whitman tries to make it to as many Illinois men's basketball games as he can. The school's athletic director found his way to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday night for his team's game against ...

The Butkus Award is home ... where it belongs. On Saturday night at Memorial Stadium, the annual honor given to the nation's top linebacker — college and high school — was handed out at the same place ...

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 ...