Student athletes are paid with an education and degree. That is the deal. If they don’t like it, they don’t sign it.
A large number of those students are getting a sham education with majors like Leisure Studies. I guarantee you if there were a legitimate minor league like baseball those “students” would go in a heartbeat. Instead incidents like North Carolina happen. If a student can’t get into the school as a student, they shouldn’t be able to get in as an athlete. I know all schools lower their standards for athletes, they shouldn’t.