It’s just as likely that in the future these players will not have to be students. I don’t see how they can be university employees when the schools are forbidden from paying them (outside of scholarships).You think that's funny, just wait until they determine that these athletes are "employees of the university." Once they are, what stops them from playing 9-10 years or more?
FWIW, I would prefer that the athletes worked for the schools rather than being employed by boosters.