(STATS) -- North Dakota State senior Nick DeLuca was the lone FCS player nominated Tuesday to the preseason watch list of the 32nd annual Butkus Award, which honors the nations best linebackers.DeLuca, a 6-foot-3, 245-pounder from Omaha, Nebraska, was an All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first-team selection last season while North Dakota State won a record fifth straight FCS national championship. He started at middle linebacker in all 15 games and registered 135 tackles -- 54 more than any teammate -- with 10 tackles for loss, three sacks, two interceptions, six pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and two forced fumbles.There are professional, collegiate and high school versions of the Butkus Award. The watch list for the collegiate award includes candidates from 44 universities.2016 Collegiate Butkus Award Watch ListRyan Anderson, University of AlabamaKendall Beckwith, Louisiana State UniversityVince Biegel, University of WisconsinDante Booker, The Ohio State UniversityBen Boulware, Clemson UniversityTyus Bowser, University of HoustonRichie Brown, Mississippi State UniversityRiley Bullough, Michigan State UniversityJason Cabinda, Penn State UniversityJeff Camilli, Fresno State UniversityLorenzo Carter, University of GeorgiaJermaine Carter, University of MarylandZach Cunningham, Vanderbilt UniversityKevin Davis, Colorado State UniversityJarrad Davis, University of FloridaNick DeLuca, North Dakota State UniversityBrooks Ellis, University of ArkansasJordan Evans, University of OklahomaDevonte Fields, University of LouisvilleSalamo Fiso, Arizona State UniversityReuben Foster, University of AlabamaT.J. Holloman, University of South CarolinaTravin Howard, Texas Christian UniversityShane Huber, University of MassachusettsMalik Jefferson, University of TexasJosey Jewell, University of IowaPeter Kalambayi, Stanford UniversityHarvey Kangi, Brigham Young UniversityKeith Kelsey, University of LouisvilleMicah Kiser, University of VirginiaElijah Lee, Kansas State UniversityRaekwon McMillan, The Ohio State UniversityMatt Milano, Boston CollegeCharmeachealle Moore, Kansas State UniversityNyles Morgan, University of Notre DameCalvin Munson, San Diego State UniversityHardy Nickerson, University of IllinoisJalen Reeves-Maybin, University of TennesseeT.J. 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LUBBOCK, Texas -- After shooting 61 percent from the floor in its season opener, Texas Techs offense was tepid early against North Texas.On the strength of Zach Smiths double-double (11 points and 11 rebounds) and an advantage in points off turnovers, the Red Raiders defeated the Mean Green 70-43 on Tuesday night.I think (Texas Tech coach Chris Beard) has been pushing me all week and all offseason to crash every time, Smith said. And it worked out for me tonight.Aaron Ross had 13 points and graduate transfer Anthony Livingston added nine points and seven rebounds for Texas Tech (2-0). The Red Raiders outscored North Texas 24-2 in points off turnovers -- North Texas committed 16 turnovers while Texas Tech had seven.Ross has such a diverse game, Beard said. He can do so many different things. In our zone offense, Im comfortable with him on the perimeter or inside. Defensively, he can guard four positions. My thing with Ross is, `How good do you want to be?Deckie Johnson led the Mean Green (1-1) with 13 points. A.J. Lawson finished with 10 points and Jeremy Combs added nine points.I think theyre an NCAA Tournament team, North Texas head coach Tony Benford said of Texas Tech. I think theyre really deep. Well-coached. Balanced. With their depth, they can wear you down. They turned us over a lot early.The Red Raiders outrebounded North Texas 46-37.We couldnt score, Benford said. You got to score. You got to get stops. At the end of the day, you got to score some points. We didnt score enough of them early on.BIG PICTURENorth Texas: The Mean Green did not lead Tuesday and felll to 1-7 all-time against Texas Tech.dddddddddddd They have one more Power Five conference opponent this season when they visit Rutgers on Nov. 23.Texas Tech: Under first year head coach Chris Beard, the Red Raiders count versatility and depth among their strengths. Five Texas Tech players are first-year transfers, three of which are graduate students. Against North Texas, 10 players scored.Doing repetitions on certain plays or certain transition plays, Texas Techs Justin Gray said. I think every game and every single practice that weve had, our chemistry has gotten a lot stronger.BACK TO LUBBOCKBenford was a four-year letter winner for the Red Raiders from 1983-86. Benford was a part of Texas Techs 1986 Southwest Conference title team and earned tournament MVP honors.As a young coach, (Benford) went out of his way to be nice to me in my career, Beard said. I think he might have been an assistant at New Mexico when I was a young junior college coach. Hes just a first class guy. Red Raiders support Red Raiders.STAT OF THE NIGHTTexas Tech outscored North Texas in the paint 36-16.UP NEXTNorth Texas returns home to host Drexel on Saturday. The Mean Green face teams from five states this month: Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.Texas Tech has one more game -- Saturday at home against Eastern Kentucky -- before traveling to Mexico for the Cancun Challenge. At the tournament, it will face Auburn and then Purdue or Utah State. ' ' '
