The NCAA is delaying a rule change that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.

The Division I Board voted Tuesday to delay the effective date of the sports betting legislative change, moving it from Nov. 1 to Nov. 22, one day after the close of a membership rescission period.

A rarely used rule allows 30 days for each Division I school to vote to rescind a proposal if it is adopted by less than 75% of the Division I cabinet. The original vote to approve betting was under that threshold earlier this month.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey sent a note to NCAA president Charlie Baker on Saturday expressing concerns about the rule change.

Even if the rule on betting on professional sports changes, that doesn’t change the NCAA rule forbidding athletes from betting on college sports. The NCAA also prohibits sharing information about college competitions with bettors.

This comes less than a week after an NBA coach and player were arrested in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA athletes. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was accused of exploiting private information about players to win bets on NBA games.

Despite the change, the NCAA emphasized it doesn’t endorse betting on sports, particularly for student-athletes.

Baker anticipated the rule change would be passed when he talked with the media recently at a Big East Conference roundtable on the future of college basketball.

“This change recognizes the realities of today’s sports environment without compromising our commitment to protecting the integrity of college competition or the well-being of student-athletes,” said Roberta Page, athletic director at Slippery Rock and chair of the Division II Management Council.

The change comes as NCAA enforcement caseloads involving sports betting violations have increased in recent years. Last month, the NCAA banned three men’s college basketball players for sports betting, saying they had bet on their own games at Fresno State and San Jose State and were able to share thousands of dollars in payouts.

“We run the largest integrity program in the world on sports betting across all the various games,” Baker said. “Sadly, we discovered some student-athletes involved with some problematic activity.”

Jerry Jones is widely known for his business acumen and his polarizing, decades-long tenure as the Dallas Cowboys’ owner and general manager. 

But the 83-year-old recently showed off his acting chops when he made a guest appearance on the critically acclaimed TV series “Landman.” Jones’ cameo drew rave reviews from the star of the show, actor and musician Billy Bob Thorton.

The episode featuring Jones became available for streaming in January. Jones portrayed himself, delivering some emotional dialogue about family.

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“Now, I’m not saying I’ve done anything right, but I made my mind up a long time ago I was gonna work with my kids,” Jones said on the show, as transcribed by USA Today. 

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“And they’re involved in everything. They’re involved in my leasing, oil and gas, real estate. And, so, when I got the Cowboys, I got it so that we could all work together. I thought I was doing it for them, but the one that got the most out of it was me.”

Billy Bob Thornton speaks onstage during the “Landman” FYC Event in Los Angeles at Saban Media Center June 8, 2025, in North Hollywood, Calif. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Paramount+)

Thornton appeared on Monday’s “Manningcast” and applauded Jones’ acting skills.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before a game against the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium. (Jerome Miron/Imagn Images)

“I was not surprised because he was telling his own story,” the Academy Award winner said. “I mean, if it had been scripted in a way where he had to say every line, it might have been different. But he was actually telling the story of his life. If you just ask somebody, sit down and tell it — he got teared up. I mean, he was very, very good. If you can get a non-actor to be themselves, they’re better than actors.”

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On the football field, Jones’ Cowboys lost 44-24 to the Denver Broncos Sunday. The Arizona Cardinals host the Cowboys in Week 9.

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