If I am understanding this correctly, North Carolina successfully proved that the sham classes were not JUST for athletes, but were attended by plenty of other students who didn't want to do actual work. Therefore, it was not an impermissible benefit. Essentially "Yeah, we knew the degree was pure BS, but it was BS for everybody, not just athletes." They sacrificed their academic integrity to save the sports program.
If there is justice in this world, the governing body for academics licensure in North Carolina would pull their accreditation.
I actually really feel sorry for anyone who got a degree in that field and actually worked hard to get it. It's about as worthless as toilet paper right now.