Brian Battie
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| Position | Running back, Return specialist |
| Class | Senior |
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| Born: | September 27, 2001 Sarasota, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
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| High school | Sarasota (Sarasota, Florida) |
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Brian Battie (born September 27, 2001) is an American college football running back and return specialist who most recently played for the Auburn Tigers. He previously played for the South Florida Bulls.
Early life and high school
Battie grew up in Sarasota, Florida and initially attended Braden River High School. He transferred to Sarasota High School after his freshman year and rushed for 1,227 yards and 19 touchdowns on 136 attempts as a sophomore.[1] Battie transferred back to Braden River before his junior year and gained 2,133 yards on 246 carries with 28 rushing touchdowns.[2] He transferred again and returned to Sarasota High School for his senior year and rushed for 1,182 yards and scored 15 touchdowns.[3] Battie committed to play college football at South Florida over offers from Kansas State, Cincinnati, UConn, Akron, Buffalo, Middle Tennessee State, Northern Illinois, Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern.[4]
College career
Battie rushed for 332 yards and one touchdown on 46 carries as a freshman.
On January 9, 2023, Battie announced that he was transferring to Auburn.[8]
On January 1, 2024, Battie announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the second time.[9]
References
- ^ "RETURN PERFORMANCE". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. August 23, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Kohn, Ryan (August 8, 2019). "Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Brian Battie". Sarasota Observer. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "RECRUITING: Battie, Collins and Shrader among those who sign on dotted line". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Dill, Jason (April 17, 2019). "After running for more than 2,100 yards, Braden River High star makes college commitment". The Bradenton Herald. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Not even a broken foot can slow USF's Brian Battie". Tampa Bay Times. November 11, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ Kohn, Ryan (June 30, 2021). "Prose and Kohn: Sarasota college athletes had big 2020-2021 seasons". Sarasota Observer. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "BATTIE EARNS FWAA FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA HONORS". GoUSFBulls.com. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Green, Tom (2023-01-09). "Former All-American, USF running back transfer commits to Auburn". al. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ Rudolph, Justin (January 1, 2024). "Auburn running back Brian Battie enters transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.