Is college athletics broken? Yes but it didn't start with the players it started with
The institutions valuing TV deals over fan experience. (Texas killed the big 12 with that longhorn network)
Coaches multi million dollar salaries with the ability to frog jump to the next multi million dollar deal at the drop of a dime.
And now conference realignment where schools on the west coast now travel to the east coast for a "conference game".
The players didnt break the system they are just the most visible part of a failed multi million money making machine.