<p>I think that if anything needs to be done, the national standards for eligibility needs to be raised. However, I don’t really see the problem going on right now. Most of the people we’re talking about - the best athletes in the country who get into college with poor grades - go on to become professionals. By participating in their sport in college they’re essentially “majoring” in that sport before entering its related career. As long as they maintain a respectable gpa no one should have a problem with that, especially since this describes only a small portion of student-athletes. My guess is that some people are just jealous of these kids getting spots in colleges like Duke, but how is this really any different from the kids who are more naturally talented than you in their own fields such as biology, engineering, math etc.?</p>