This Friday, Donald Rolle is scheduled to receive his "T" Ring, a Texas State tradition and token of achievement for student-athletes graduating as a Bobcat.
However, Rolle will not be in attendance at the morning ceremony.
The two-time Texas State Academic Achievement award winner will be in Louisiana alongside his teammates competing for a Sun Belt Conference outdoor track and field championship.
While he knows where he will be – and where he could be as one of 41 Bobcats receiving their "T" Ring this spring – the same could not be said this time a year ago.