Heupel wouldn’t have been able to coach him to that point simply because the Iamealava family saw everyone as a perceived person to extort.Heup would have gotten him to the league. He'll be a punchline this year, and then an afterthought bit of trivia. He'd better concentrate on that degree.
I'm genuinely fighting the schadenfreude and trying to feel bad for him. But you're right, he's an adult and should have adulted. He brought this on himself.