NCAA president Charlie Baker speaks before a Senate Judiciary Committee on October 17, 2023. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images AP —

The NCAA is delaying a rule change that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.

The Division I Board voted Tuesday to delay the effective date of the sports betting legislative change , moving it from Nov. 1 to Nov. 22, one day after the close of a membership rescission period.

A rarely used rule allows 30 days for each Division I school to vote to rescind a proposal if it is adopted by less than 75% of the Division I cabinet. The original vote to approve betting was under that threshold earlier this month.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey sent a note to NCAA President Charlie Baker on Sa

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