Former Louisville CB Shaq Wiggins Says School Is Blocking Transfer to 5 Schools

Former Louisville cornerback Shaq Wiggins is a graduate transfer looking for somewhere to play next season, but Cardinals coach Bobby Petrino apparently restricted him from five potential destinations.

On Friday, Edward Aschoff of ESPN.com reported Wiggins said Petrino restricted him from transferring to Kentucky, Mississippi State, Purdue, Notre Dame and Western Kentucky. 

Transfer restrictions happen in college football, and Kentucky makes sense considering it is Louisville's rival and the two teams play on an annual basis. What's more, Purdue is on the 2017 schedule for the Cardinals, so it follows Petrino wouldn't want Wiggins on the other sideline.

Notre Dame and Western Kentucky aren't on the slate but are in the Midwest area. One could speculate they target similar players to Louisville, so Petrino may not want them to succeed and look more attractive to said prospects.

The SEC's Mississippi State is the one that stands out, and Wiggins said it would be on his short list were it not for the restrictions.

Bulldogs defensive coordinator Todd Grantham used to work for the Cardinals, and the cornerback wondered if that had something to do with it, per Aschoff:

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When [Petrino] said Mississippi State, I was like, it had to be deeper than what it seems to be because Louisville doesn't play Mississippi State. It just so happened to be Mississippi State on there, once Coach Grantham left.

I really don't know what's his state of thinking or why he chose to put Mississippi State on there. It's something personal, but I have no idea why. It's really not fair.

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Wiggins played for Grantham at Georgia in 2013 and followed him to Louisville in 2014. Former Louisville cornerbacks coach Terrell Buckley is also on the current Bulldogs' staff.

Wiggins appeared in just six games for the Cardinals in 2016 and did not tally an interception. However, he notched a combined four picks in 2013 for Georgia and 2015 for Louisville and is a talented playmaker who was a 4-star prospect in the class of 2013, per Scout.

Aschoff noted the defensive back plans on appealing the restrictions and is looking to enroll somewhere by June or July.