Overview
- Reps. Brett Guthrie, John Joyce and Gus Bilirakis asked NCAA president Charlie Baker to answer nine questions about the plan within two weeks, citing integrity concerns.
- The NCAA postponed the policy’s effective date from November 1 to November 22 after divisional bodies advanced the change.
- If adopted, the rule would allow student‑athletes and athletics staff to wager on professional sports while continuing to bar betting on college contests and sharing insider information.
- SEC commissioner Greg Sankey urged the NCAA to rescind the change, calling it a major step in the wrong direction in a letter to Baker.
- The NCAA says it is coordinating with gaming regulators and flags risky prop bets and unregulated prediction markets as key threats as it investigates integrity cases including a Fresno State scheme and inquiries into additional players.