Five NCAA student-athletes in less than two months have died by suicide.
Five young people who couldn't hold on one more day.
Five families grieving.
Five teams coping.
We have to talk about it.
College is a difficult time for many, and being a college athlete means a particular set of stressors and expectations that can make a difficult time even worse.
If you're on athletic scholarship, there's pressure to always be at your best because for most college athletes, scholarships are one-year contracts — meaning they can be rescinded for pretty much any reason.