Senior linebacker Mohamed Barry was chosen to the Butkus Award Watch list. Barry is one of 12 linebackers named to the 51-player watch list. The selection of 51 honors the No. 51 that Dick Butkus wore during his Hall of Fame career. It is the second watch list Barry has been named to, as he was on the initial Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list released earlier in the summer.
Barry, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound linebacker has embraced the role of team leader and is a critical part of the linebacking corps for the Huskers. In 2018, the Grayson, Ga.