Have to decide whether we want to keep pretending these athletes are just like every other college student, or whether they should be compensated at whatever rate the market will pay.

If they are paid, then you can keep them from playing for a competitor until the end of a contract, just like ABC can keep Jimmy Kimmel from starting a new show at another network until his contract ends.

If the athletes are just college students playing a sport for free, then they can transfer to another school and participate right away, just like any other college student.