NCAA President: Prop Betting on College Athletes ‘Enormously Problematic’

NCAA President: Prop Betting on College Athletes ‘Enormously Problematic’
NCAA President Charlie Baker speaks to reporters in Washington on Feb. 23, 2024. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo
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GLENDALE, Ariz.—NCAA President Charlie Baker has already been pushing for states with legal wagering to ban betting on individual performances for college athletes.

Yet he’s getting constant reminders of how pervasive it has become and how big of a challenge it will be to manage—even during the high point of a women’s Final Four featuring Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark that generated huge television ratings.