[Goose]

My knowledge of this subject is unfortunately lacking. Back "in the day" sports betting by NCAA athletes was forbidden on the grounds that the only ways to place such bets were illegal. This fact, so the argument went, placed athletes at risk of coercion by the people that facilitated this illegal betting. Today, there are perfectly legal ways to bet on sports events in 39 states. Texas however is not one of them. The QB in question presumably bet in Texas, making the NCAA's reasons for prohibiting gambling "reasonable". However, if the player lived in New York, where such betting is legal, would the NCAA actually have a legitimate reason to forbid gambling?  Pro sports either have an exemption or a CBA to allow enforcement of such rules. The NCAA does not. Where does the NCAA actually stand on this issue, and if challenged would they have any chance of prevailing?

He also bet on his own team's games.

In a "sane" world it would seem that forbidding betting on events whose outcome you can affect could be prohibited by the NCAA. I am not sure that is actually true, and AFAIK it hasn't been litigated (yet). Each individual institution con forbid such activities in their code of conduct. I think that has a very good chance of passing legal muster.

[Goose]

My knowledge of this subject is unfortunately lacking. Back "in the day" sports betting by NCAA athletes was forbidden on the grounds that the only ways to place such bets were illegal. This fact, so the argument went, placed athletes at risk of coercion by the people that facilitated this illegal betting. Today, there are perfectly legal ways to bet on sports events in 39 states. Texas however is not one of them. The QB in question presumably bet in Texas, making the NCAA's reasons for prohibiting gambling "reasonable". However, if the player lived in New York, where such betting is legal, would the NCAA actually have a legitimate reason to forbid gambling?  Pro sports either have an exemption or a CBA to allow enforcement of such rules. The NCAA does not. Where does the NCAA actually stand on this issue, and if challenged would they have any chance of prevailing?

He also bet on his own team's games.

In a "sane" world it would seem that forbidding betting on events whose outcome you can affect could be prohibited by the NCAA. I am not sure that is actually true, and AFAIK it hasn't been litigated (yet). Each individual institution con forbid such activities in their code of conduct. I think that has a very good chance of passing legal muster.