Josh Emmanuel started his college football career at a challenging time.
Like so many in the fall of 2020, he was trying to find normalcy in the midst of uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic affected college campuses through social distancing and closures.
He had his twin brother, John, alongside him as a teammate and classmate at Texas State. But the two were not only navigating being first-year college students together, but they were still working through personal pain and adversity.
And despite the circumstances, Emmanuel is now a leader on the national stage and serving on some of the most important committees at the NCAA level.