re: NIL - are there rules that would prevent these events from happening?

No it’s not. They are suppose to be amateurs. If you want to be an amateur athlete then you don’t get compensated. Hell they never should have been given scholarships. Then they started giving them priority housing, priority scheduling, the best meal plan + exclusive dining, free clothing and medical care. They got all those benefits that weren’t extended to any other students and still complained. Then they started getting those “CoL stipends”, which was essentially a salary (that they didn’t have to pay taxes on) from the school of $300-700 a month and they still complained.

I’m going to my laugh my arse off when some nutsack has to explain to his used car salesman pimp why he got cut from the roster in summer camp because he spent too much time doing shite off the field/court and now has to transfer 7 hours away just to compete for playing time.

You wanted to be professionals, well now you are going to get treated like them. I don’t give a frick about your mental issues or your feelings. You show up and perform or your arse gets cut. Welcome to the real world, you wanted it.