Today on twitter, RaShawn Battle tweeted, “TRULY BLESSED TO SAY IM OFFICIALLY COMMITTED TO RUTGERS UNIVERSITY! #CHOPNation #BIG #LETTTSGOOO”
Battle is a 6-foot-3, 225-pound linebacker from Wallenpaupack who had offers from schools like Boston College, Colorado State, Indiana, Monmouth, Ohio, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Temple.
On defense last year he had 37 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, one caused fumble and 2.5 sacks. On offense he rushed for 464 yards on 82 carries (5.66 avg. per carry) and seven touchdowns.
“RaShawn is explosive and very capable of being a great college football player”, said head coach Mark Watson.
This was Rutgers’s 13th commitment in the class of 2016.
His team finished 5-5 last season. He was named on the 2015 PSFCA Hot 100 Juniors to Watch list.
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One response to “Wallenpaupack’s LB RaShawn Battle commits to Rutgers University”
Surprised PSU didn’t offer this player. He appears to be the real thing .Best of luck.