BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana senior linebacker Tegray Scales carded a spot on the 2017 Butkus Award Watch List, his fourth preseason accolade, it was announced today. Scales also is a member of the Bronko Nagurski, Chuck Bednarik and Lott Impact Trophy Watch Lists.
Instituted in 1985, The Butkus Award® is one of the elite individual honors in college football. In 2008, The Butkus Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization, took stewardship of the award to fully realize the original purpose of honoring athletic achievement and service to the community while honoring the nation's best high school, college, and professional linebackers.