re: The $6k isn't the problem

Let me think about this from a business aspect. Let's say I hire a company that provides a service that locates talent. The people that run said company obviously know where to find said talent and who to talk to. Now if i pay 6k for this I would expect in some regard there may be some personal interaction between client, business owner/rep, and talent being scouted. I see nothing wrong with this. Randle didn't get money, nor was Lyles given anything directly. He was paid just like other schools paid the company he works for. I fail to see how any of this is illegal?

Lyles didn't say for him to go to LSU. He picked LSU because he liked it, and did so extremely early on in the process.