The event will be held in Illinois football’s Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 1. The Butkus Award is presented annually to the nation’s best linebacker at the high school, collegiate ...

"For us to achieve our program’s full potential, we need each and every one of you to continue making the Illini famILLy one ...

(News-Gazette Archives). Chief Illiniwek Dan Maloney performs during halftime at the 2006 Illinois-Purdue game at Memorial Stadium. (The News-Gazette). Ashley and Patrick Kennedy’s first dance ...

"It is an honor for the University of Illinois to host the Butkus Award Show in Memorial Stadium, where Dick ... most feared and respected players in football history," said Whitman.

Two ranked teams met on Friday at Memorial Stadium and the Illinois Fighting Illini came out on top as the overtime drought continued for Nebraska's offense in a 31-24. Who stood out in the ...

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 ...

27, 1892, defeating Illinois, 26-4. Kansas continued to compete at McCook Field ... making the surface safer for football student-athletes. 2018 Officially renamed to David Booth Kansas Memorial ...