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. (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 University of Illinois athletics program set records in the last fiscal year for both revenue and expenses. The bottom ...

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 ...

Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman was at Thursday night’s Illini men’s basketball game against Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb ...

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

UW faces Illinois at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Champaign. Here's what you need to know about the Big Ten West Division game.