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Michigan's Peppers, Lewis, Butt named finalists for CFB awards

The Michigan Wolverines landed multiple players in this year's list of finalists for the college football awards.

Junior linebacker Jabrill Peppers is up for both the Maxwell Award (player of the year) and the Chuck Bednarik award (defensive player of the year). Peppers will run against quarterback Lamar Jackson of the Louisville Cardinals and quarterback Baker Mayfield of the Oklahoma Sooners for the Maxwell Award.

Peppers' competition for the Chuck Bednarik Award includes lineman Jonathan Allen of the Alabama Crimson Tide and lineman Myles Garrett of the Texas A&M Aggies.