Athlete violates the HC
Violation is put on blast in social media
BYU does what it does to protect its image and kicks the kid out of school
Kid getting kick out negatively affects the program's APR
BYU football's APR has not been stellar (but has rebounded a bit after Bronco was given some HC autonomy)
If APR falls below 930 for a 4 year average and that can eliminate post season play, practice time allowed and possible have an impact on the number of scholarships