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Looks like the coaches voted in favor of it but still needs to be approved by NCAA

I don't see it mentioned here, but apparently new rule was passed upping the number of games allowed to be played for a redshirt from 4 to 9. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47601492/fbs-coaches-vote-unanimously-adjust-sport-redshirt-rule

It was the suspicious betting trends that did him in. Not the fact that he threw a ball or strike. The handle on micro betting is very small so if the typical handle is let's say $1k-2k on any particular pitch and over the course of a season a pitcher or batter has $200k bet placed on them 5-10 times then that will just stick out. If it happened just once then nobody would have probably noticed, but the trend repeated itself. That's why spreads are more commonly bet on. Those are more likely to go under the radar as a $100k bet on something that typically sees $2M-$3M in action isn't going to stand out as much as a $100K bet on something people rarely bet on. Still people get greedy and there are lots of mouths to get fed in match fixing. A $5k on that Kent - Buffalo game probably goes unnoticed. A $400k+ is a ton to bet on a MACtion game. A UNC-Duke game probably not so much.

It is sad that we are having this discussion. Sports betting will ruin collegiate sports if the NCAA does not ruin it first. I respect Groce in that he recruits high class scholar athletes who know right from wrong. I hope he can continue to have a pipeline to these athletes.

I believe baseball has to be the easiest to get away with. More so as a hitter, you can bet the outcome of the next AB of a player, if you are smart about it you go up there and strike out it would be so hard to tell. I still think Clase could've gotten away with it longer if they literally bet the over on his pitch speed O/U instead of the first pitch ball bets

Well yes, something like boxing would be easier. I was more thinking team sports when I said it.

I think individual sports such as ping pong or tennis are easier to fix since you have only one participant. However, basketball might be easier not to get caught since there are so many games and MAC games might get under the radar.

I assume not, but has anyone heard an update on Sharron?

top drawer soccer also included a goal that Aiden scored

https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=21&articleId=55589&articleTitle=ten-underrated-mens-transfer-portal-moves Aiden Benitez, Akron Benitez is headed to Akron after recording four goals and four assists in a stellar first season for the Butler Bulldogs. The Indiana native can play multiple attacking roles at a high level, and his conference experience suggests he could get off to a fast start.

Saw a few players tweet about wanting/possibly expecting this guy.

I saw a documentary on Arizona State's point shaving scandal. The point guard was the key player. He didn't miss shots or play bad defense. All he did was slow down the progression of the office to the point that a big guy would get the ball 20 feet from the basket and be forced to throw up a shot because the shot clock was running out. He wasn't losing games. He was just keeping bad teams close.

Congratulations to Zips Men’s Soccer alum Will Meyer on re-signing for 2026.

And both will have a lesser legacy at their respective schools for leaving.

Basketball is just the easiest sport to fix since there are only 5 players playing at a time and players play both offense and defense. I will say thankfully Ohio banned prop bets for collegiate athletes. If it was still active this would likely even be a bigger problem.

It's too easy to do and keep secret.

You've only got about 12 guys to work with in terms of MBB, I genuinely believe they all are free from this. Maybe our "kicker" against Indiana had a bet out there

Two Guardians were betting on the games they were playing in. In regards to your previous post, gambling isn't going to ruin college sports, it is in the process of ruining society. In particular, young men are ruining their futures gambling. Since we are talking gambling, I'll throw this out there. I would bet $5,000 that in the past 3 years, at least one starting player on the football team or MBB team has bet on a game they were playing in using a gambling app. It's too easy to get away with if you do it in small numbers.

Also you wonder how much lack of NIL money might have had to do with this. There a no P4 schools named (although there were some Big East schools). If you're already getting paid enough, no reason to take the risk, but if you're making nothing and see all the other schools paying their players big money that could be a root cause.

I understand. I am also saying the committee isn't going to leave out a team ranked in the top 15 of the major polls

With a team made up of mostly freshmen and sophomores.

I was referring to NET and other advanced stats the committee uses, not the AP poll. A number of years ago a ranked team, I think it was St. Mary's, was left out of March Madness despite being ranked in the polls. Being ranked isn't a guarantee to making the field.