One thing the Chuck Bednarik Award does is shine a spotlight on the top defenders in all of college football. To kick off the year, 19 defenders from the Big Ten were on the Badnarik Award watchlist .

In addition the Chuck Bednarik Award is given annually by the Maxwell Football Club to the outstanding defensive player in all of college football. Bednarik was an active lifelong member of the ...

He wants to eat him, he wants to kick the ---- out of him. That's a linebacker," says Chuck Bednarik on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. In the fifties, the "Sixty Minute Man" was "Lovin' Dan ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa - University of Iowa senior linebacker Jay Higgins has been tabbed as a semifinalist for the 2024 Chuck Bednarik Award, it was announced Tuesday by the Maxwell Football Club.

And there's room for a Polar Bear on it. Nebraska defensive tackle Nash Hutmacher was honored Monday, as he was named to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List on Monday. The Bednarik Award is ...

An All-American during his 2023 freshman campaign, Thieneman found his name on the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, announced Monday (Aug. 12) by the Maxwell Football Club. The Chuck Bednarik Award ...