WISCONSIN'S LEVY IS BRONKO NAGURSKI PLAYER OF THE WEEK

DALLAS (FWAA) - Wisconsin linebacker DeAndre Levy has been named the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week for games of the weekend of Sept. 13.

Levy, a 6-3, 228-pound senior from Milwaukee, Wis., registered nine tackles (four tackles for loss), a pass breakup and an interception in the Badgers' 13-10 victory at Fresno State. Levy picked off a tipped pass in the first quarter, setting up the Badgers' only touchdown and, late in the game, Levy came up with a key third-down sack on Fresno State's final possession.

Levy will be added to the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy will be presented to the best defensive player in college football on Dec. 7 by the FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. Five finalists for the Nagurski Trophy will be announced on Nov. 17.

Each week during the 2008 season the FWAA All-America Committee will select a national defensive player of the week from nominations made by the 11 Division I Bowl Subdivision Conferences and major independents.

Last season, LSU tackle Glenn Dorsey won the coveted Bronko Nagurski Trophy during the 13th season the FWAA has named a national defensive player of the year.