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Brandon Saine

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Ohio State Buckeyes — No. 3
Tailback	Junior
Major: N/A
Date of birth: December 14, 1988 (1988-12-14) (age 21)
Place of birth: Piqua, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 217 lb (98 kg)
Career history
High school: Piqua High School, Piqua, Ohio
College(s): Ohio State (2005-present)
Bowl games
2008 BCS National Championship
Career highlights and awards
Stats at ESPN.com

Brandon Saine (born December 14, 1988 in Piqua, Ohio) is a junior tailback at Ohio State University. He played high school football and ran track for the Piqua Indians. Saine was compared to Reggie Bush while entering his Freshman year at Ohio State, due to his ability to be a jack of all trades, running, blocking and even spending time in the slot as a WR. Saine has been officially timed at 4.2 seconds in the forty yard dash,^[1] although he has been unofficially timed at 4.25 seconds.^[2].

[edit] High school career

As a junior, Brandon Saine ran for over 1,300 yards and scored 21 touchdowns while garnering All-State, All-Conference, and Conference Player of the Year honors.^[3] In his senior year, he ran for 1,895 yards and 27 touchdowns on 259 carries, while recording 30 receptions for 412 yards. Saine was the 2006 Mr. Football Award recipient and was ranked second overall in the 2007 football recruiting class from Ohio by Rivals.com, and ranked 50th among the Rivals 100, a list compiled from nationwide recruits.^[4]. He was said to have ran a 4.2 forty time during his senior year ^[5]

Saine also lettered in track at Piqua and currently holds the Ohio Division I record in the 100-meter dash, with a time of 10.38, which he set in 2006.^[6] He had four state track titles and a national championship in the 60-meter dash.^[7]

[edit] Statistics

	Rushing				Receiving
Year	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2007	60	267	4.5	2	12	160	13.3	1
2008	26	65	2.5	1	3	37	12.3	0
2009	131	694	5.3	4	15	165	11.8	1
Total	217	1026	4.73	7	30	362	12.7	2
Source:[8]

[edit] References

http://espn.go.com/ncf/player/stats?playerId=235805