SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A political action committee out to change college football’s postseason system has filed a complaint with the IRS about a cruise hosted by Orange Bowl organizers for a contingent of athletic directors and conference commissioners, along with their spouses.
The Playoff PAC reported the “Orange Bowl Summer Splash” to the IRS, complaining that the “all-inclusive, three-night, four-day complimentary getaway” to the Bahamas was a junket and could be impermissible under the bowl’s tax-exempt status as a charity.
Orange Bowl spokesman Larry Wahl told the Miami Herald the cruise was a business trip.
BCS executive director Bill Hancock said Thursday that all the bowls have procedures to ensure they are in compliance with the IRS. Hancock is in Arizona for the BCS title game next Monday between Auburn and Oregon.
