Most collegiate student-athletes start their career not thinking about how it all ends. They dream of joining a team, competing for glory and potentially hoisting a trophy. They share the same sweat and tears and they pour everything they have into their sports. They all learn to live in and for the moment and that last game or moment can sneak up on them if they're not careful.
That's where schools and conferences help athletes understand what future planning means. One of those programs, an Atlantic Coast Conference initiative, helps student-athletes, as the NCAA tagline says, "go pro in something other than sports" with the ACC Futures Internship Program.