Many problems exist in college sports today. One of the major problems in college athletics today is athletes receiving impermissible benefits from universities and their promoters. It seems players and universities are constantly being investigated by the NCAA for impermissible benefits. College athletics today and perceptions about them are changing. Some people are simply fed up with the NCAA and its outdated rules. There are many different opinions on what the NCAA should do when it comes to paying players. Right now, everything the NCAA does is nothing. Most people think the rules need to be changed and updated, but opinions vary on what changes should be made. Many believe the only solution is to allow players to be paid by colleges. Contrary to popular belief, allowing colleges to pay athletes will not solve the problem of impermissible benefits; this will create other major problems. People will break these rules no matter what, and there is no way to guarantee fairness. Therefore, the NCAA must change its rules to allow stipends for college athletes, but not payments. In today's world, many people simply view colleges as departments and sports teams, which is not the primary function of a university. The purpose of a university is to provide students with a good education and prepare them for the future. There's nothing wrong with playing sports in college. However, athletes are called student-athletes for a reason; the student part goes first. In the long run, a college degree will be far more valuable than what a student-athlete does on a college athletic field. According to the NCAA website, there is only a 1.3% chance that a college basketball player will play professionally and 1.6% c...... middle of paper .... .. however, the NCAA should change its rules to allow for stipends for college athletes to allow them to have spending money. Other than that, college athletes should not be paid. Works Cited Berkowitz, Steve. “Most NCAA Division I athletic departments receive grants.” Usatoday.com. USA Today, July 1, 2013. Web. November 12, 2013. Dorfman, Jeffrey. "Paying college athletes? They're already paid up to $125,000 a year." Forbes.com. Forbes Magazine, August 29, 2013. Web. November 5, 2013. Hartnett, Tyson. “Why College Athletes Should Get Paid.” Huffingtonpost.com. TheHuffington Post, October 21, 2013. Web. November 12, 2013.Nocera, Joe. “Let’s start paying college athletes.” Nytimes.com. The New York Times, December 30, 2011. Web. November 12, 2013. “Likelihood of Competing in Athletics Beyond High School.” » Ncaa.org. NationalCollegiate Athletic Association, September 17, 2012. Web. November 12. 2013.