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OU's Reynolds, Lewis on Butkus watch list

OU's Travis Lewis and Ryan Reynolds tackle Washington's Jake Locker last season. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World file

By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer
Published: 8/21/2009 4:46 PM
Last Modified: 8/21/2009 5:04 PM

NORMAN — Oklahoma's Ryan Reynolds and Travis Lewis were among 35 players nominated for the 2009 Butkus Award preseason watch list Friday.

The Butkus Award goes to college football's top linebacker.

Reynolds, a senior from Las Vegas, is coming off a knee injury. He started the Sooners' first six games last season and ranked seventh on the team with 44 tackles.

Lewis, a sophomore from San Antonio, burst into the starting lineup last year with 144 tackles, 3.5 sacks and four interceptions. His tackles total was the most every by an OU freshman, breaking the record of 133 set by Brian Bosworth in 1984. Bosworth won the first two Butkus Awards in '85 and '86. OU also picked up Butkus Awards from Rocky Calmus (2000) and Teddy Lehman (2003).

2009 Butkus Award preseason watch list
Pat Angerer, Iowa
Navorro Bowman, Penn State
Bruce Carter, North Carolina
Jamar Chaney, Mississippi
Justin Cole, San Jose State
Kavell Conner, Clemson
Rennie Curran, Georgia
Ryan D'Imperio, Rutgers
A.J. Edds, Iowa
Obi Ezeh, Michigan
Chris Galippo, USC
Darryl Gamble, Georgia
Dont'a Hightower, Alabama
Nate Irving, North Carolina State
Micah Johnson, Kentucky
Greg Jones, Michigan State
Sean Lee, Penn State
Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
Rolando McClain, Alabama
Mike McLaughlin, Boston College
Rod Muckelroy, Texas
Eric Norwood, South Carolina
Joe Pawelek, Baylor

Ryan Reynolds, Oklahoma
Perry Riley, LSU
Daryl Sharpton, Miami (Fla.)
Malcolm Smith, USC
Sean Spence, Miami (Fla.)
Brandon Spikes, Florida
Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina
Daryl Washington, TCU
Dekoda Watson, Florida State
Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri
Kion Wilson, South Florida
Martez Wilson, Illinois
By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer

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