'The Walking Dead' star announces he's going to college

ATLANTA — Carl has only one thing to say: War Damn Eagle.

Chandler Riggs, who plays Carl on ‘The Walking Dead’, announced he was accepted into Auburn University this week.

The 17-year-old Atlanta-native tweeted Sunday “ayy i just got accepted into auburn.”

Riggs’ former co-star, Jon Bernthal, took to Twitter to congratulate the teen and share a photo of the two.

“atta boy C nice. Congrats on college. I'm proud of you buddy.”

Riggs has played Carl since the show started in 2010. It is filmed mostly in Georgia, in the Senoia area.

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