May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and statistics show student-athletes are less likely to seek mental health treatment than other college students.
Five recent deaths by suicide have shaken the close-knit community of elite college sports, sparking fear and anxiety, according to athletes and others working in college sports.
The NCAA recently released a statement outlining its newest NIL guidelines, which regulate collectives and boosters their involvement with name, image, and likeness activity. In a sense, this is old news–the NCAA has historically been against NIL and is continuing to try to regulate the economic activities of college athletes.