The Butkus Award nominees for 2009 were announced last week, and included among them is Sergio Kindle. The entire list is: Rennie Curran, Georgia Obi Ezeh, Michigan Chris Galippo, USC Mark Herzlich, Boston College Greg Jones, Michigan State Sergio Kindle, Texas Sean Lee, Penn State Travis Lewis, Oklahoma Rolando McClain, Alabama Von Miller, Texas A&M Eric Norwood, South Carolina Perry Riley, LSU Brandon Spikes, Florida Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina Daryl Washington, TCU Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri