Redshirt senior linebacker Anthony Sarao joined a growing list of Trojans earning preseason recognition this year when he was named to the 2015 Butkus Award Watch List on Tuesday. A good sign for the USC defense, both Sarao and junior Su'a Cravens are in contention for the award given annually to the nation's best linebacker.Click here for the complete 2015 Butkus Award Watch List.
Returning as the Trojan's leading tackler in 2015, Sarao will serve as a leader on a defense to which he contributed 74 tackles, three pass breakups and two interceptions last season. He or Cravens would become the first Trojan to win the award since Chris Claiborne in 1998.
