Those assistants will roll on coaches in a heartbeat. They're done in the industry and will easily flip to avoid federal prison.
Again, this is a bigger deal than those other cases because this involves people outside of the NCAA. An Adidas executive has already been indicted. This isn't just a case of a couple rogue assistants paying a player. Based on the USAO's conference yesterday and what they've released, this is merely the tip of the iceberg.
The good news is that we will see in due course what impact this has on the NCAA and 2&2 will be proven wrong, repeatedly (as always), in a slow and steady manner. We can revisit this thread for years as each new tidbit comes out and laugh at 2&2's standard cynicism