One can't blame Missouri senior linebacker Kentrell Brothers if he felt a bit snubbed this week. Brothers, who leads the nation with an average of 12.9 tackles per game, was a surprising omission from the semifinalist list released Monday by the Butkus Award, the honor annually bestowed on the nation's top linebacker. His head coach, Gary Pinkel, sounded dumbfounded when notified that Brothers wasn't recognized, telling reporters this week, "That doesn't make a lot of sense... Sounds like someone just missed it." Heisman...
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