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For the second straight year, Bush has a shot to be named the top linebacker in college football.

Linebacker Devin Bush is a finalist for the Butkus Award, presented to the nation’s top linebacker.

On Monday, a list of five finalists was released and Bush was the lone representative from the Big Ten.

Butkus Award finalists, recognizing nation’s top linebacker:

Josh Allen, Kentucky
Devin Bush, Michigan
Tre Lamar, Clemson
Dylan Moses, Alabama
Devin White, LSU— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 19, 2018

Bush made the final cut for the second straight year. He lost to Georgia’s Roquan Smith, who currently starts for the Chicago Bears.

The 5-foot-11 dynamo from Pembroke Pines, Fla.