AUBURN — Brian Battie, the former Auburn football running back who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a shooting that killed his brother, will be among the program’s 20 honorees for Senior Day festivities ahead of its matchup with Mercer on Saturday, Nov. 22. (1 p.m. CT, SECN+)
Battie’s older brother, Tommie Battie IV, suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest in the shooting that took place May 18, 2024, in the siblings’ home town of Sarasota, Florida, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Brian Battie was taken into ICU care and underwent surgery the night of the shooting. On June 15, 2024, he was released from the ICU. Nearly a month later, he was up and walking with the help of a cane.
The shooting effectively ended Battie’s playing career, but he has since returned to Auburn on occasion, most notably for last year’s Iron Bowl, where he also made the trip to Tuscaloosa.
Here’s the full list of players Auburn will honor on Senior Day:
Full list of Auburn football’s 2025 Senior Day honorees
- DL James Ash
- RB Brian Battie
- EDGE Tyler Brown
- EDGE Keyron Crawford
- TE Camden Etheredge
- DL Keldric Faulk
- S Antwon Fegans Jr.
- TE Brandon Frazier
- DL Jay Hardy
- LS Reed Hughes
- DL Bobby Jamison-Travis
- TE Tate Johnson
- RB Justin Jones
- OL Mason Murphy
- DL Chris Murray
- S Jahquez Robinson
- OL Dillon Wade
- DL Zeke Walker
- DL Dallas Walker IV
- OL Jeremiah Wright
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