Brian Higgins (sportscaster)

Brian Higgins (born February 6, 1982) is an American radio sportscaster working for the Syracuse University athletic department and the Syracuse IMG sports network. Since 2004, he has served as the play by play voice of Syracuse women's basketball and men's lacrosse teams. In 2006, he began hosting the pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows during every Syracuse football game. He was the play by play announcer for the Tri City Valleycats minor league baseball team in the 2002 through 2004 seasons and has done play by play for the Syracuse Chiefs baseball and the SU men's basketball and football teams. Higgins also writes a weekly column "Inside The Lines" for SUAthletics.com. Higgins graduated Magna Cum Laude from the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 2004 with a dual degree in broadcast journalism and political science. While an undergraduate, he worked for WAER radio where he provided play by play for Orangemen football, basketball, and lacrosse.