Working as a compliance officer in the athletic department of a major university may be the most thankless job in college sports, writes Seth Wickersham of ESPN.com.

Nobody knows that better than Michigan's Judy Van Horn, he says.

Van Horn and Michigan's current NCAA infractions case are big topics in Wickersham's report, which tells the broader story of difficulties compliance officers face dealing with the NCAA and their own institutions.

The story is on ESPN Insider, but members can find the link here.