Jared Nuness, a former assistant men's basketball coach at Baylor University, has been sanctioned by the NCAA for placing around 3,400 bets totaling approximately $38,000 on various professional and college sports. This action follows an investigation initiated by a third-party sports wagering monitoring system that identified Nuness in November 2025.
Baylor University conducted an internal review and reported its findings to the NCAA in December 2025, which led to a collaborative investigation. In February 2026, Nuness confessed to the NCAA that he breached its regulations by wagering on professional sports via two online sportsbooks.
He also admitted to permitting his minor son to access these betting accounts, resulting in the son making three bets on NCAA Division I men's basketball games, totaling $170.
The NCAA's report indicated that none of the wagers involved Baylor University or its student-athletes. Nuness took full responsibility for his actions, and the NCAA enforcement staff and Nuness concurred on categorizing the case as a Level II-Standard violation.
Following his departure from Baylor's coaching staff in December 2025 due to personal reasons, Nuness is now subject to a two-year show-cause order. This order requires him to complete significant education on sports betting and to educate his colleagues as well.