NCAA issues two-week delay on vote for potential changes to sports-wagering reinstatement guidelines

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 8:33 PM
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  • Dargan Southard, Des Moines Register

There was hope in both Ames and Iowa City that several student-athletes would soon be reinstated from gambling suspensions, specifically, those who bet on their own school but not their own sport.

Instead, the wait marches on.

The Division I Council Coordination Committee announced Wednesday that it has delayed its vote on proposals for changes to athlete reinstatement related to sports gambling violations for two weeks, until Nov. 8. That means players like Iowa’s Noah Shannon and Iowa State’s DeShawn Hanika will not be active to start November as had previously been anticipated.

Jon Steinbrecher, chair of the coordination committee and commissioner at the Mid-American conference, offered up this statement with the announcement.