Penalties resulting from violations of NCAA rules have a negative effect on the prospective or enrolled student-athlete and their family, Hobart Athletics and William Smith Athletics, and the Colleges as a whole. Violations of NCAA rules have led to:
- A prospective student-athlete being declared ineligible to compete.
- The eligibility of current student-athletes being jeopardized.
- Penalties and sanctions placed upon the institution’s team or entire athletic program.
- An institution’s permanent disassociation with a representative of its athletic interests.