Everyone talks about protecting the kids, but that is not what is happening. Some of the current players were there when this was going on, they knew about the scheme, and the head coach was part of it. Instead of standing up for the ones who were cheated, we are protecting the people who perpetrated the largest cheating scheme in college football history. And honestly, does he not know the transfer portal exists? The kids are free to leave and play somewhere else. 

https://www.si.com/college-football/urban-meyer-michigan-ncaa-punishment