NCAA reduces some sports betting charges

• Adam Rittenberg, ESPN

  • Senior Citizen WriterNov 8, 2023, 07:03 PM ET Close College football press reporter.
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bet on teams at their own school– however not on their own group– will deal with charges starting at a loss of one year of eligibility, according to customized reinstatement standards from the NCAA.The NCAA’s Division I council coordination committee

on Wednesday changed the standards, which previously required irreversible eligibility loss in those cases. The new standards will be applied to professional athletes currently serving wagering-related suspensions reported on or after May 2, when Iowa and Iowa State revealed that professional athletes at their schools were being examined for wagering.Editor’s Picks “To be clear, Division I members do not encourage student-athletes to take part in sports betting at any level, and the actions today to customize reinstatement conditions should not be interpreted as assistance for betting habits,”Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher, chair of the committee, stated in a statement.”NCAA members continue to prioritize integrity of competitors and felt that reinstatement conditions for violations of wagering rules must reflect that focus and, when possible, also accommodate opportunities for preventative education.” The customized reinstatement standards will not help professional athletes such as Iowa football player Noah Shannon, who returned to the lineup and resumed experimenting the team last month, hoping an adjusted policy would permit him to go back to competitors. Shannon in August was suspended for the season for making a minimum of one wager on an Iowa group beyond football. Unlike other athletes in the state, Shannon was not charged criminally for wagering.” I am sad for Noah [Shannon] and his family that the NCAA has actually concerned this conclusion, “Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz stated in a statement Wednesday.”Noah did not break any laws. He did not dedicate any criminal activities. And yet he is being

significantly over-punished by a subscription committee that refuses to see point of view or utilize common sense. I have stated often times that I believe it is strange that the state of Iowa is distinctively the focus of this examination. Noah is being sidelined due to the fact that the NCAA is ruling on an examination that they did not instigate, utilizing an irregular system of justice to seriously punish an exceptional young man. It is simply incorrect.”