Indiana University Athletics
Fisher Earns Semifinalist Nod from Butkus Award
11/4/2024 1:00:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Awarded to the nation's best linebacker, the Butkus Award tabbed Indiana football's Aiden Fisher as one of the 15 semifinalists as revealed today by the Butkus Foundation on Monday (Nov. 4).
Fisher ranks No. 17 nationally and No. 3 in the Big Ten with a team-best 84 tackles. That total includes 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks on the season. He has added three pass breakups, including one that led to an interception in Week 10 at Michigan State.
The junior has at least eight tackles in eight of nine games in 2024, which includes three double-digit tackle games. His season-high 12 tackles came in the season opener versus FIU and again in Week 5 versus Maryland. He added an 11-tackle effort against Nebraska.
For his career, Fisher is looking for back-to-back 100-tackle seasons after posting 108 in 2023 at James Madison. He has 197 career tackles over three seasons with 9.5 tackles for loss and 10 pass breakups.
Finalists will be named November 25 and the winner named by December 10.
A Butkus Award celebration is planned for Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Memorial Stadium on the University of Illinois campus, where the late Dick Butkus established his legendary career. The celebration will be featured in the Butkus Award Special airing on the Big Ten Network. More information at www.butkusfoundation.org.
Butkus Award Semifinalists
Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
Deontae Lawson, Alabama
Shaun Dolac, Buffalo
Barrett Carter, Clemson
Jalon Walker, Georgia
Aiden Fisher, Indiana
Jay Higgins, Iowa
Chandler Martin, Memphis
Chris Paul Jr., Mississippi
Sean Brown, North Carolina State
Sonny Styles, Ohio State
Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
Carson Schwesinger, UCLA
Shae Suiaunoa, Wyoming
Fisher ranks No. 17 nationally and No. 3 in the Big Ten with a team-best 84 tackles. That total includes 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks on the season. He has added three pass breakups, including one that led to an interception in Week 10 at Michigan State.
The junior has at least eight tackles in eight of nine games in 2024, which includes three double-digit tackle games. His season-high 12 tackles came in the season opener versus FIU and again in Week 5 versus Maryland. He added an 11-tackle effort against Nebraska.
For his career, Fisher is looking for back-to-back 100-tackle seasons after posting 108 in 2023 at James Madison. He has 197 career tackles over three seasons with 9.5 tackles for loss and 10 pass breakups.
Finalists will be named November 25 and the winner named by December 10.
A Butkus Award celebration is planned for Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Memorial Stadium on the University of Illinois campus, where the late Dick Butkus established his legendary career. The celebration will be featured in the Butkus Award Special airing on the Big Ten Network. More information at www.butkusfoundation.org.
Butkus Award Semifinalists
Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
Deontae Lawson, Alabama
Shaun Dolac, Buffalo
Barrett Carter, Clemson
Jalon Walker, Georgia
Aiden Fisher, Indiana
Jay Higgins, Iowa
Chandler Martin, Memphis
Chris Paul Jr., Mississippi
Sean Brown, North Carolina State
Sonny Styles, Ohio State
Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
Carson Schwesinger, UCLA
Shae Suiaunoa, Wyoming
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