Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze was late to his schedule 10-minute slot on the SEC coaches teleconference on Wednesday, but he had a good excuse: He was getting back to the football facility after flying back from Florida, where he’d spent the morning with Tigers running back Brian Battie. Battie, who was shot in the spring and spent weeks recovering in the ICU before eventually seeing his condition improve, is still on a long way to recovering fully. But as Freeze described things on Wednesday, he’s hopeful for Battie and his ability to overcome the myriad obstacles — mental, physical or emotio…
