Jared Nuness, a previous assistant men's basketball coach at Baylor University, has received sanctions from the NCAA after admitting to placing around 3,400 bets that totaled approximately $38,000 on various professional and college sports. This action follows an investigation initiated by a third-party monitoring system that flagged his betting activities in November 2025.
Baylor conducted its own investigation and reported the findings to the NCAA in December 2025, which led to a collaborative inquiry. In February 2026, Nuness acknowledged to the NCAA that he violated its regulations by wagering on professional sports using two online betting platforms.
He also confessed to allowing his minor son access to these accounts, resulting in three bets on NCAA Division I men's basketball games totaling $170.
According to the NCAA's report, none of Nuness's bets involved Baylor University or its athletes. He accepted full responsibility for his actions, and both he and NCAA enforcement staff classified the incident as a Level II-Standard violation. Baylor Athletics confirmed its cooperation with the NCAA during the investigation, emphasizing ongoing compliance education within the athletic department.
Nuness, who departed from Baylor's coaching staff in December 2025 due to personal reasons, is now subject to a two-year show-cause order. This requires him to complete substantial sports betting education and provide similar training to his colleagues. He is also facing a suspension from all athletically related activities amounting to 10 percent, which translates to a three-game suspension, alongside a public reprimand and censure.