Jared Nuness, a former assistant men's basketball coach at Baylor University, has received sanctions from the NCAA after admitting to placing around 3,400 bets totaling approximately $38,000 on various professional and college sports. This action follows an investigation initiated by a sports wagering monitoring system that identified Nuness in November 2025.
Baylor University conducted its own internal investigation and reported the findings to the NCAA in December 2025, which led to a collaborative investigation. In February 2026, Nuness confessed to the NCAA that he had breached its regulations by engaging in sports betting through two online platforms.
He also disclosed that he permitted his minor son to access these betting accounts, resulting in the child making three bets on NCAA Division I men's basketball games, totaling $170.
The NCAA's report stated that none of Nuness's bets were linked to Baylor University or its athletes. Taking full accountability for his actions, Nuness and the NCAA enforcement staff classified the case as a Level II-Standard violation.
Following his departure from Baylor's coaching staff in December 2025 due to personal issues, Nuness is now under a two-year show-cause order, which requires him to complete significant sports betting education and provide similar training to his peers. He is also facing a 10 percent suspension from all athletically related activities, amounting to a three-game suspension, along with a public reprimand and censure.
