Tennessee running back Gerald Riggs Jr. will miss the rest of the season with injuries to his right lower leg and ankle.
Riggs leads the No. 23 Volunteers with 530 rushing yards and three touchdowns. He was hurt in last week’s 6-3 loss at Alabama.
Coach Phillip Fulmer said Monday he didn’t know the extent of the injuries. Doctors were evaluating Riggs, and officials had no details about the injuries. A statement from the team later in the day confirmed the senior tailback “will miss the remainder of the 2005 football season.”
Riggs, the son of Atlanta Falcons all-time leading rusher Gerald Riggs Sr., had started every game this season after waiting three years to become the Volunteers’ featured running back. He was named to the first team All-SEC list in the preseason.
