UConn LB Sio Moore On Butkus Award Watch List

From UConn….

CHICAGO, Ill. (July 16, 2012) – Redshirt-senior linebacker Sio Moore (Apex, N.C.) was named to the Dick Butkus Award Watch List for the honor given to the nation’s top linebacker by the Butkus Foundation each year.

The Butkus Award, originally awarded through the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, has been given annually since 1985 and in 2008 was taken over by the Butkus family to be used toward charitable cuases, including the “I Play Clean” initiative. Overall, 51 collegiate players are selected for the watch list to honor the jersey number of Dick Butkus.

Moore has started 21 games in a Husky uniform, including all 12 in 2011. He finished third on the squad in tackles with 86, led the team with 16 tackles for a loss and was second with 6.5 sacks. Twice in 2010, Moore was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week. He made a career-high 17 tackles in an overtime win over West Virginia on October 20, 2010.

For his career, Moore has registered 202 tackles, eight sacks and four interceptions, three of which came in 2011.

Complete Watch List:

Brandon
Magee
Arizona State University
Uona
Kaveinga
Brigham Young University
Christian
Jones
Florida State University
Nick
Moody
Florida State University
Keith
Pough
Howard University
A.J.
Klein
Iowa State University
Jake
Knott
Iowa State University
Arthur
Brown
Kansas State University
Kevin
Minter
Louisiana State University
Denicos
Allen
Michigan State University
Max
Bullough
Michigan State University
Cameron
Lawrence
Mississippi State University
David
Nwabuisi
Northwestern University
Etienne
Sabino
Ohio State
Gerald
Hodges
Penn State University
Michael
Mauti
Penn State University
Steve
Beauharnais
Rutgers University
Khaseem
Greene
Rutgers University
Ja’Gared
Davis
Southern Methodist University
Trent
Murphy
Stanford University
Shane
Skov
Stanford University
Chase
Thomas
Stanford University
Damontre
Moore
Texas A&M University
Sean
Porter
Texas A&M University
Nico
Johnson
University of Alabama
C.J.
Mosley
University of Alabama
Alonzo
Highsmith
University of Arkansas
Douglas
Rippy
University of Colordao
Sio
Moore
University of Connecticut
Jonathan
Bostic
University of Florida
Jelani
Jenkins
University of Florida
John
Lotulelei
University of Florida
Lerentee
McCray
University of Florida
Jarvis
Jones
University of Georgia
Cornelius
Washington
University of Georgia
Jonathan
Brown
University of Illinois
James
Morris
University of Iowa
Kenny
Tate
University of Maryland
Zaviar
Gooden
University of Missouri
Jeremiah
Greene
University of Nevada
Kevin
Reddick
University of North Carolina
Manti
Te’o
University of Notre Dame
Tom
Wort
University of Oklahoma
DeVonte
Holloman
University of South Carolina
Dion
Bailey
University of Southern Calif.
Jamie
Collins
University of Southern Mississippi
A.J.
Johnson
University of Tennessee
Andrew
Jackson
University of Western Kentucky
Chris
Borland
University of Wisconsin
Bruce
Taylor
Virginia Tech University
Travis
Long
Washington State University