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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The University of Illinois athletics program set records in the last fiscal year for both revenue and expenses. The bottom line shows the program finished about $4.6 million in the ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — The Fighting Illini finished strong at number 16 in the Final AP Top 25 released Tuesday. The win ...