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B1G announces 2018 defensive award winners
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With the regular season in the books, the B1G has named the defensive award winners for the 2018 season.
Tuesday evening, the B1G announced winners of the Defensive Lineman of the Year, Linebacker of the Year, Defensive Back of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year awards. While there were plenty of deserving candidates, there was only one winner for each award.
Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald was also named the B1G Coach of the Year earlier in the evening.
Below are the defensive award winners for the 2018 season:
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year
Amani Hooker, Iowa
Amani Hooker of @HawkeyeFootball named 2018 #B1GFootball Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year. pic.twitter.com/0bKXsPPPmy
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 27, 2018
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year
Kenny Willekes, Michigan State
Kenny Willekes of @MSU_Football named 2018 #B1GFootball Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year. pic.twitter.com/16jadBExZm
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 27, 2018
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year
Devin Bush, Michigan
Devin Bush of @umichfootball named 2018 #B1GFootball Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year. pic.twitter.com/lwbK5yPK3l
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 27, 2018
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year
Devin Bush, Michigan
Devin Bush of @umichfootball named 2018 #B1GFootball Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/Go12c5xvvs
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 27, 2018
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB