OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Senior tight end and team captain Jake Butt of the sixth-ranked University of Michigan football team was announced Wednesday (Dec. 28) as the recipient of the Senior CLASS Award for NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The award, chosen by a nationwide vote of Division I FBS football coaches, national football media and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete who displays notable achievements in the areas of community, classroom, character and competition.
"This award means a lot -- just to be nominated with these other nine finalists has been an honor," said Butt.