Shaylee Ungos

“Being a student-athlete is harder than it needs to be. Abuse is rampant in college athletics. We’ve lost countless athletes to su***de in the past few years, including Katie Meyer, Sarah Shulze, Tyler Hillinski, and Morgan Rodgers.

Earlier this year, athlete DeSanto Rollins suffered mental health challenges as a result of multiple injuries, the loss of a family member, and verbal abuse from head coach Lane Kiffin. He was cut from the Ole Miss football team after requesting to take a mental health break.

News reports of the lawsuit have failed to accurately cover the scope of events and have made it appear as if Rollins took two weeks off without notifying his coaches. In reality, according to the text of the legal complaint, Rollins notified multiple coaches and administrators of his need to take a break, and his need for a break was affirmed by the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Psychology at The University of Mississippi.

As an athlete myself, I stand with DeSanto Rollins. Athletes need to have adequate and clear protections surrounding mental health and well-being. Our mental health is essential to our performance. Our safety must come first if we are to perform at a high level.

Sports are not about audience entertainment. They’re not about the administrators and coaches that profit off of athletes. They’re about the athletes that spend their lives developing themselves to push boundaries and redefine what it means to be the best. We must be prioritized if sports are to continue. We will no longer stand for the blatant disregard of athlete rights that is being demonstrated by members of the NCAA.”

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laughter really is the best medicine (I hope you have a good laugh at the last pic)

ALSO I highly highly recommend doing things that you used to love as a kid!!! swings are so fun 😁