The Texas Longhorns self-reported six NCAA violations related to sports wagering from Jan. 1 through Oct. 28, according to documents obtained by the American-Statesman.
In late 2024, the university reported five sports wagering violations in a five-month span
The Texas Longhorns hoist the trophy to celebrate winning the Lone Star Showdown 27-17 over the Texas A&M Aggies at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Nov. 28, 2025. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman)
All six new violations involve wagers placed on daily fantasy sports websites, where customers can wager on player performances. Traditional sports betting remains illegal in Texas, but the state’s residents can legally wager on daily fantasy platforms.
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Between the six individuals — names were redacted on the violation documents before they were provided to the Statesman — there were 121 wagers placed. The bets totaled $1,096.08 in value. Two of the bettors placed wagers on events involving Texas’ sports teams.
Bevo takes the field before the Texas Longhorns’ game against the Sam Houston State Bearkats at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman)
Two violations corresponded to those connected to the women’s basketball and softball teams, but documents showed both bettors were male, indicating they were not student-athletes. Another violation was committed by one of the athletic department’s IT coordinators. The three remaining cases were not labeled by sport.
Of the six individuals described, three remain employed by Texas. Two were “immediately” terminated when the compliance department learned of their charges, while one no longer works with the university.
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A Texas spokesperson declined to comment for this story.
Documents: Bettors confused by NCAA rules
Most of the case descriptions conveyed confusion regarding NCAA rules on sports wagering.
One individual said they thought daily fantasy sites were fair game because they’re legal in Texas. Another thought wagering on professional sports was allowed — the NCAA briefly introduced legislation that would permit that type of wager before rescinding it Nov. 21. Another violation came because an individual did not view himself as an athletic department employee at the time he made the wager. One offender was egged on by his friends in a group chat to place wagers on the Super Bowl.
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The most prolific bettor — an unnamed athletic department employee who made 85 wagers, including 10 on Texas sports — retained their job. Their offenses came from between November 2023 and January 2024, before the athletic department stepped up its efforts to educate its employees on NCAA wagering rules, according to the documents. Monitoring technology flagged their account when they attempted to log in and view transaction history for tax purposes, according to the documents.
How the violations were discovered
All six violations were flagged by ProhiBet, a service that cross-checks an individual’s personal data against the data used to register with sportsbooks and daily fantasy websites. The Southeastern Conference has mandated that its member institutions implement ProhiBet since the 2023-24 academic year.
“The administrator on the collegiate property side, in this circumstance, gets access to the information of the compliance professional at the sportsbook platform,” Scott Sadin, the COO of ProhiBet’s parent company, IC360, told the Statesman in March. “So, they’ll get an email of the person to then contact on the (sportsbook) platform side, and the person on the platform side gets the same information.”
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ProhiBet technology is designed to block members of Texas’ athletic department from accessing their accounts to make wagers. But the violation descriptions described a disconnect between ProhiBet and PrizePicks, a popular daily fantasy website where five of the individuals made wagers.
According to the documents, PrizePicks “modified their frequency of checking against the ProhiBet,” allowing four individuals into the account. Another report was attributed to lag resulting from an overwhelming volume of wagers being made around the Super Bowl in February.
Finally, one violation came from wagers made on Underdog, a different daily fantasy website. In January, the time of the violation, Underdog was not participating with ProhiBet, according to documents. An email Monday to Sadin seeking clarity on whether that was still the case did not receive an immediate response.
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Lori Hammond, Texas’ senior associate AD for Risk Management and Compliance Services, told the Statesman in March that monitoring technology like ProhiBet has been “instrumental in helping us identify and prevent the behaviors.”
“Prior to its implementation, we solely relied on educational efforts as there was no means to monitor,” Hammond said. “Now the information we gain from monitoring has expanded our knowledge and significantly enhanced our educational content and also broadened the populations we educate.”