These appear to be for donations to "campuses", "the university" or "the athletic department". I don't see any allegations that payments were made directly to i

These appear to be for donations to "campuses", "the university" or "the athletic department". I don't see any allegations that payments were made directly to individuals. It's likely that the staff generally (and probably correctly!) thought they were acting in the university's interests. There have been other scandals in the last few years where officials were bribed directly, and that looked worse.