Jared Nuness, a former assistant men's basketball coach at Baylor University, is facing NCAA sanctions after he admitted to placing around 3,400 bets that totaled approximately $38,000 on various professional and college sports. This situation arose from an investigation initiated by a third-party monitoring system that identified Nuness in November 2025.
Following the identification, Baylor conducted its internal investigation and reported its findings to the NCAA in December 2025. A joint investigation ensued, and in February 2026, Nuness confessed to the NCAA that he had breached its regulations by wagering on professional sports via two online platforms.
He also revealed that he permitted his minor son to access these betting accounts, which led to the child placing three bets on NCAA Division I men's basketball games totaling $170.
The NCAA's report indicated that none of the bets placed were linked to Baylor University or its athletes. Nuness accepted full responsibility for his actions, and both he and the NCAA enforcement staff agreed to categorize the incident as a Level II-Standard violation.
Nuness, who departed from Baylor's coaching staff in December 2025 due to personal reasons, is now under a two-year show-cause order, which requires him to complete significant sports betting education and provide similar training to his colleagues. He is also facing a 10 percent suspension from all athletically related activities, equating to a three-game suspension, along with a public reprimand and censure.
