The Dick Butkus Award watch list has been trimmed down to just 12 semifinalists, with nearly half the field being comprised of B1G names.

Five B1G linebackers were included on the list, although one of those likely won’t get any further. The B1G candidates to make the cut as semifinalists are:

  • Joe Bachie, Michigan State
  • Zack Baun, Wisconsin
  • Jordan Glasgow, Michigan
  • Jake Hansen, Illinois
  • Micah Parsons, Penn State

Bachie, as it was reported last week, failed a B1G random drug test. He tested positive for a performing-enhancing substance. Michigan State filed an appeal immediately after the results came in. Bachie is currently suspended for the remainder of the 2019 season.

Here are some of the numbers those five players have put up this season:

  • Bachie: 71 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 4 PBU, 1 INT
  • Baun: 40 tackles, 12 TFL, 7.5 sacks, 2 FF, 1 INT
  • Glasgow: 63 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 PBU
  • Hansen: 72 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 7 FF, 1 INT
  • Parsons:  57 tackles, 6 TFL, 1 sack, 2 PBU