A former Baylor men's basketball coach has agreed to a two-year show-cause order from the NCAA after he admitted to placing thousands of bets on professional and college sports.
According to KWTX, Jared Nuness was flagged by a third-party sports wagering monitoring system in November of 2025 and placed under investigation by the NCAA.
Baylor conducted an investigation of its own and turned in its findings to the NCAA in December of last year.
Nuness admitted to the NCAA in February that he had violated NCAA rules by betting on professional sports through two online sportsbooks.
None of the bets placed by Nuness involved Baylor. In total the NCAA found Nuness placed roughly 3,400 bets worth about $38,000 between December 29, 2020, and November 28, 2025.
The NCAA classified the case as a Level II-Standard violation.
In a statement, Baylor Athletics said it “cooperated with the NCAA throughout the process” and that compliance education, including the department’s work with ProhiBet, continues across the athletic department.
“The NCAA approved a negotiated resolution on sports wagering conduct involving former assistant coach Jared Nuness, who left our staff in December 2025,” the university said in the statement, attributed to spokesman Brent Ingram. “We cooperated with the NCAA throughout the process. Compliance education, including our work with ProhiBet, continues across the department. Out of respect for the personnel process, we won’t have any further comment.”
Nuness left Baylor in December of 2025 citing that he needed “to attend to a personal issue.”
