A month ago, it looked college athletes being allowed to wager on professional sports was a layup, but the Division I schools just blocked it in a stunning reversal.

Two-thirds of Division I schools voted Friday to rescind the sports betting rule change that it had adopted in October, the NCAA said.

The rules prohibiting student athletes from betting on pro sports will remain in place.

The NCAA had been weighing a monumental change to its betting rules that would have allowed college athletes and staff to bet on professional sports.

The news receive pushback from notable voices like Charles Barkley , who said proponents of the rule change “should have their head examined.”

The rule change was supposed to go into effect on Nov. 1 if all three divisions agreed to it.

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