Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen acquitted of fatally shooting two men in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020, has hinted he may be attending Texas A&M University in the fall, after leaving former alma mater Arizona State last year following student protests demanding his withdrawal from campus. While visiting the Lone Star State, 19-year-old Rittenhouse - who was acquitted for the August 2020 deaths of Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, last November - took to Instagram to air his scholarly ambitions to his 202,000 followers. 'ASU has been fun but becoming an Aggie might be better,' Rittenhouse captioned one post earlier from College Station - a town in the central part of the state where the school is located - referring to the university's nickname for its student body. In another post days later, Rittenhouse wrote he was considering staying in Texas, with an accompanying image showing the teen sitting in an oversized chair that bore the university's logo and an inscription of its popular catchphrase, 'Howdy.' 'I'm thinking about staying,' Rittenhouse wrote in the photo's caption. It was unclear from the posts whether Rittenhouse was seriously considering attending the school, which is located a short drive from the state's three most populous cities, Austin, Dallas, and Houston. While visiting Texas this week, 19-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse - who was acquitted for the August 2020 deaths of two men during a BLM protest in Kenosha last November - took to Instagram to air his scholarly ambitions to his 202,000 followers Rittenhouse captioned the post he was considering staying in Texas The deadline to enroll for the upcoming fall semester passed last December. A rep for the school told DailyMail.com Tuesday that the school currently 'does not have a student' enrolled under Rittenhouse's name, nor have they received an application. However, the teen has said that he would likely change his name if he ever returned to a college campus. In the series of posts theorizing his potential return to a college campus, Rittenhouse saw a flood of support from his hordes of followers, with many suggesting the school - one of the more conservative public institutions in the US - would welcome him with open arms. 'You'll fit right in,' one user commented. 'Probably a lot more accepting than ASU,' another wrote, referencing the student-led campaign last year during and after Rittenhouse's highly publicized trial to have him booted from Arizona State. 'We’d love to have you,' another remarked. Rittenhouse had a brief stint last year at the Phoenix university, where he was registered part-time for a non-degree online course, which he did not complete. The teen then disenrolled from the school three months into the fall semester, shortly after he was found not guilty for the Kenosha killings. A spokesperson for the school told DailyMail.com at the time that the decision to disenroll was Rittenhouse's alone, and that it was not a result of any action taken by the university. Prior to dropping the online course in late November, ASU students campaigned relentlessly to have Rittenhouse removed from campus. An alliance of left-wing student groups, The Arizona State University Students for Socialism, Students for Justice in Palestine, Multicultural Solidarity Coalition, and MECHA de ASU, took part in the campaign, which was to culminate with a December 1 'rally and protest to get murderer Kyle Rittenhouse off our campus.' Kyle Rittenhouse reacts after his acquittal on November 19 at the courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin As part of their list of demands, the band of woke students ordered university officials release a statement denouncing 'white supremacy' and 'murderer Rittenhouse,' and to construct a 'multicultural safe space on campus.' They also asked the school redirect funding from the ASU police force to support the aforementioned 'safe space from white supremacy.' 'Even with a not-guilty verdict from a flawed "justice" system - Kyle Rittenhouse is still guilty to his victims and the families of those victims,' a letter from the liberal coalition stated. 'Join us to demand from ASU that those demands be met to protect students from a violent blood-thirsty murderer.' Amid the calls for his removal, Rittenhouse quietly withdrew from the online course shortly before the planned December 1 protest. During an appearance on The Charlie Kirk Show on November 28, days before it was revealed he was no longer enrolled in the Arizona school, Rittenhouse said he 'didn't really care' about the protests. 'Look, I don't really care that they're protesting,' he said. 'I think it's actually very silly and funny but I agree with everyone's right to demonstrate, no matter how silly it is.' In another interview earlier that month, while he was still on trial, Rittenhouse told News Nation that he wanted to return to campus in-person and was considering changing his name. Rittenhouse's lawyers successfully argued that a then-17-year-old Rittenhouse was acting in self-defense when he shot dead Rosenbaum and Huber, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, now 28. During the trial, Rittenhouse described how he was in fear of his life after being attacked by the three protesters, who he said threatened to kill him. Following the verdict, President Joe Biden said he was 'angry and concerned' but appealed for calm. The assertion came roughly a year after he had branded Rittenhouse a 'white supremacist' during his campaign to defeat Donald Trump. Republicans have accused the president of 'slandering' Rittenhouse, who at time was a minor, while conservative commentators such as Fox News' Sean Hannity suggest Biden could be guilty of defamation. In a Twitter post published by Rittenhouse last month, shortly before his de facto college tour, the teen slammed the head of state for not returning repeated calls demanding an apology following his acquittal. 'Hey @JoeBiden,' Rittenhouse wrote in the March tweet, which he re-shared to Instagram. 'I'm still waiting for that call back.' All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility