The NCAA made a mistake with not putting a reasonable cap on the amounts of NIL money teams could award players.
And of course every athlete wants a piece of the pie. Why not? They also made a mistake allowing too many times an athlete can transfer to D1 programs.
You can't really blame the players, because scouts, lawyers and coaches will always be whispering in athlete's ear.
Besides why should a player leave school and go get a 9-5 job when the coach might award him mega bucks. Hiring an attorney and fight the system might work.
IMO, this will change soon when contracts have to be awarded and approved.
The cream of the crop in every sport who are difference makers will ALWAYS be rewarded.
The courts don't like the NCAA. They feel that they have exploited athletes for years. And in many cases they have.
Might be in the end each athlete will be awarded extra eligibility case by case.