CHICAGO, Ill. –– The University of Tulsa's Zaven Collins was named a semifinalist for the 36th Annual Butkus Award honoring the nation's best collegiate linebacker, it was announced today by the Butkus Foundation.
On the collegiate level, the semifinal list includes 16 players. Finalists are expected to be announced on Dec. 7.
A 6'4" junior from Hominy, Okla., Collins has earned National Defensive Player of the Week three different weeks this season – once by the Chuck Bednarik Award, once by the Bronko Nagurski Award and once by the Walter Camp Foundation.