The present form of governance for college athletics doesn’t work because it violates the Sherman Act and common sense.
At best, the NCAA and the disciplinary decisions it imposed on member schools was arbitrary, inconsistent and unfair in most instances. To complicate matters, the disciplinary actions punished student athletes who weren’t involved in the infractions.
If you were good enough, players have been getting paid for decades In a variety of ways.
My brother played for LSU during the Billy Cannon area, he witnessed Billy regularly getting an envelope stuff with cash.
Fans need to face college athletics is a business and these players are going to start receiving part of the revenue stream and at present there isn’t a structure to accommodate this.
I think legislation, at the Federal level, will be part of this solution. Just my opinion.