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Tennessee football: Graduate-transfer Shaq Wiggins enrolls with Vols

By Caleb Calhoun

Sep 12, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of Neyland Stadium at halftime during the game between Tennessee Volunteers and the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 12, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of Neyland Stadium at halftime during the game between Tennessee Volunteers and the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /
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Tennessee football graduate-transfer Shaq Wiggins enrolled with the Volunteers on Tuesday amid speculation that he was looking elsewhere.

Everybody can breathe a sigh of relief. Shaq Wiggins is a member of the Tennessee football program after a bit of a scare last week.

Wiggins, a graduate-transfer cornerback from the Louisville Cardinals, arrived in Knoxville on Tuesday and is set to enroll Thursday when classes begin, according to a report from Ryan Callahan of GoVols247.

At 5’10” 175 pounds, he chose Tennessee football over the South Carolina Gamecocks and Mississippi State Bulldogs.

However, he gave the Vols a scare by taking a late visit to Mississippi State last week.

Once a four-star cornerback who committed to the Georgia Bulldogs in 2012, Wiggins initially played for the Georgia Bulldogs in 2013. He then transferred to the Louisville Cardinals and sat out the 2014 season.

His one full season was 2015, and he made honorable All-ACC that year. So he clearly has plenty of talent, and with Cameron Sutton’s departure, he will definitely help to offset the loss provided he stays healthy.

With seniors Emmanuel Moseley and Justin Martin, the Vols now have a veteran cast of cornerbacks.

Add in Rashaan Gaulden at nickel, and the Vols have plenty of guys with experience on the field in the secondary this year.

Of course, things are still open at safety as well with guys like Nigel Warrior, Micah Abernathy, and Todd Kelly Jr.

They also added three new guys in Cheyenne Labruzza, Shawn Shamburger and Terrell Bailey.

Wiggins brings more depth to the secondary and gives new secondary coach Charlton Warren more to work with.

He suffered injuries that cut short his season last year, but with one year left, he could clearly be a star if he stays healthy.

And with Moseley suffering an injury in the spring, Wiggins has a great chance to see a lot of action.

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