Rachel Baribeau was standing in front of dozens of Maryland football players who were all eager to speak with her. She had done her talking; it was now time to listen.

It’s a normal occurrence for the SiriusXM College host and assault survivor to have as many as 50 players talk to her personally about what they’re doing to become better people, or kings, as Baribeau likes to put it, after she speaks with them about a wide range of topics ranging from sexual assault to domestic violence.

In the wake of the controversy surrounding Jim Harbaugh and his comments on mental health and transfers, we wanted to understand, not only that situation better, but also more about the stigma surrounding mental health, how mental illness affects not only athletes, but all of us, and what we can do about it.

So we brought on two special guests for this important episode: former Michigan DE Will Heininger and SiriusXM’s Rachel Baribeau.

Heininger struggled with depression during time at Michigan, but sought help, and now works with athletes at the university to help treat issues proactively and beyond. Baribeau recognized spreading mental health awareness among athletes as her recent calling, and is meeting with Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan team soon to discuss the importance of not ignoring mental health issues.

Football isn’t just for the boys.

Ask Rachel Baribeau, a sportscaster and motivational speaker, who will be in Phenix City Thursday night for Gridiron Girls Kickoff Caravan, a night out for women football fans. Doors at the Idle Hour Park Community Center open at 6:30 p.m. EDT, with the program featuring Baribeau and Phil Savage, Color Analyst for Crimson Tide Sports Network to follow at 7:30 p.m..

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Rachel Baribeau remembers the summer of 2016, and she wasn't happy with the image of her favorite sport.

The Baylor football scandal, which featured multiple player arrests and involved sexual abuse and domestic violence, had embroiled all of college football. The radio host on SiriusXM's ESPNU channel remembers breaking down in tears after one of her shows.

"It was just bad. Bad, bad, bad," Baribeau told Sporting News as she drove to the University of Minnesota on Saturday. "I was just thinking, 'What's going on with this game?' That was my impetus, and I knew that there were really good guys playing and really good coaches coaching college football. People were painting with a broad brush. I felt like the story wasn't being told correctly."

Each night as fall camp continues, Jeremy Pruitt brings in a speaker to stand in front of his Tennessee football team and share an important message.

On Monday night that speaker was Rachel Baribeau, a host on Sirius XM’s ESPNU radio channel. She wasn’t there to talk sports radio.

Baribeau, 38, once a victim of domestic violence, has traveled from campus to campus the last two years talking to athletes about finding their purpose, treating women with respect, being a good teammate and a good person.