HIGH SCHOOL: A transfer following two seasons at Tulane University, Andrew enrolled at Tech in January and participated in spring drills...
proving to be a pleasant addition...listed as the starter at right guard...among the three-man rotation at the guard spot...excellent run blocker and improving his pass protection...solid player...was a redshirt in 2007 with the Green Wave and a member of the squad at Tulane in 2008...will be a sophomore at Tech in 2009...coming out of Duluth (Ga.) High School, he was rated the No. 26 Offensive Guard in the country by ESPN.com...named first-team all-Gwinnett County as a senior...also a Class 7-5A first-team all-region pick...three-year starter at offensive guard, he also played defensive line and was a letter winner in track & field...grading out better than 92 percent in his junior and senior seasons, he posted more than 150 pancake blocks in his final two high school campaigns.

PERSONAL: The son of Mark and Misty Higgins...full name is Andrew McKay Higgins...born March 23, 1989 in New Orleans, La....majoring in Political Science.