COLUMBUS, Ohio — The college sports ecosystem will change later this month, and it has nothing to do with the transfer portal or name, image and likeness.

It’s about gambling .

The NCAA recently approved a rule change which will allow its athletes to bet on professional sports. The new rule was originally scheduled to go into effect Saturday, but that has been delayed until at least Nov. 22, the NCAA Division I board announced Tuesday.

Athletes will still be prohibited from betting on college sports, and they won’t be allowed to share inside information with bettors.

However, the rule change amplifies a new frontier coaches such as Ohio State’s Ryan Day are learning to manage.

“Yearly, we have a huge talk about gambling,” Day said. “Gambling is really one of the hot topics. Ever

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