University of Georgia reports NCAA gambling infraction by member of football staff – The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Lawler added that while there was only a single violation report, there was more than one wager.

The NCAA determined the infraction to be a Level III violation, which is the most minor on the governing bodys enforcement scale.

The gambling infraction was one among five violations involving the football program included on UGA Athletics 2023-24 compliance summary. Others included impermissible promotional activity, impermissible coaching activity and impermissible telephone communication.

In all, the school reported 23 violations by 10 sports programs. All of them were Level III.

In the case of the gambling offense, the action that NCAA enforcement required was rules education for the individual as well as the entire football staff.

According to Georgias compliance report: If the staff member is hired by another SEC institution in the future, (he/she) is required to complete a sports gambling education program/session and the hiring institution is required to submit a written plan to the conference office for monitoring the staff member to assure he does not commit similar violations in the future.

Georgia also reported a Level III gambling violation in 2022 that was determined to be isolated in nature.

Gambling is a growing issue in college sports. An increasing number of states have legalized gambling, and the activity is much more accessible via the Internet and smart phones.

Weve had issues with that in the past, too, Georgia football coach Kirby Smart said in May. Its more prevalent. I cant turn the TV on now without seeing something. Theres a lot of debate out there about whats right and whats wrong, but the NCAA rule is pretty harsh for gambling relative to some other things. Its pretty obvious why: They dont want that infiltrating teams.

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