The NCAA Division I Board voted Tuesday to delay the effective date of the legislative change that would permit college athletes to gamble on professional sports , pushing it back from Nov. 1 to Nov. 22. The move comes amid immense pushback from notable figures in college athletics, particularly SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, who voiced his concerns over the repealing of the NCAA's longstanding prohibition on sports betting .

That the NCAA delayed the effective date to Nov. 22 in particular comes with important ramifications. That date is one day after the close of a membership rescission period in which Division I schools can vote to overturn proposed legislation. Division I rules state that schools may vote to rescind a proposal within 30 days if it is adopted by less than

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