Adam Greene, the NCAA compliance officer at a university, noticed something while

doing his annual review. The need-based scholarships offered to members of the

school's football team exceeded the limits set by the football conference. The scholarships

were instead in compliance with the limits set for the general student body

of the university. The team just finished the season with an undefeated record and

received an offer to participate in a bowl game. The violation of NCAA rules would

result in sanctions against the university. Self-reporting the infraction and declining

the bowl bid may lead to no other sanctions by the NCAA. But being caught by the

NCAA without reporting the problem could result in the loss of scholarships and a

potential future bowl ban.

1. If you were Adam, what would you do?

2. Is it fair to the current team to be penalized when they did nothing wrong?

3. Would you take the chance of not reporting the infraction because it was an

honest mistake and not a deliberate violation?

4. Would you take a risk and report after the bowl game?