Sadly, Tennessee DL Jonathan Kongbo suffered a torn ACL during last weekend’s win at Auburn, effectively ending his college career.

Kongbo will still be around the team, it seems, but he won’t be able to return to the field before the end of the 2018 campaign.

On Friday, the Vol defender issued a statement to Vol Nation, thanking them for their support through the years:

https://twitter.com/King_Kongbo/status/1053286715643887616

Kongbo tells fans not to feel sorry for him, saying bigger and better things await him after the tough rehab process.

This season didn’t go the way Kongbo hoped it would, but this message is very mature and it makes him a very easy person to root for moving forward.