Even if they never see any money, Texas is paying money that the athlete should be paying. So that would be an extra benefit.
Seems like something to people just want to [itch bay] about for no reason - when you got crazy Bama suit man giving Bama players 10 free suits, cash and cars for signed jerseys and equipment. And it's not necessarily money the player should be paying if these apartments were obtained and the arrangements set up by the university as several are as basically the designated, unofficial apartments for upperclassmen athletes.
Like the NCAA would do something to Texas for something like this anyway when they give mere slaps on the wrists for far worse things.