Institution: Indiana University, Bloomington

Date: November 04, 2025

Violation Summary: Pursuant to Bylaw 19.10.6, this negotiated resolution has no precedential value. Sports betting violations occurred at Indiana when former women’s volleyball assistant coach Brett Agne placed impermissible bets on professional and collegiate games over a five-month period. Agne did not bet on the Indiana volleyball team but did bet on other teams at Indiana. Agne and the enforcement staff agreed that Agne used online betting platforms to place more than 700 bets totaling $327,000. Of those bets, 27 were on the Indiana football or men’s basketball programs. Agne stated that he used an unregulated computer program to place bets on games automatically based on an algorithm, and as a result, he was not aware of which games he was betting on — including the Indiana games. Effective Nov. 22, NCAA rules no longer prohibit student-athletes or athletics staff members from legally betting on professional sports. However, NCAA rules continue to prohibit betting of any kind on college sports. This case involved betting on both professional and collegiate sports competitions, which were both prohibited at the time.

Penalty Summary: A two-year show-cause order for Agne in which any employing member school must require Agne to complete meaningful sports betting education and provide sports betting education to his peers; a suspension from 10 regular-season contests (the equivalent of 30% of the women’s volleyball regular season) during the 2026 season. During that suspension, Agne cannot participate in any coaching activities, including being present or communicating with women’s volleyball coaching staff members or student-athletes; and a public reprimand and censure through the release of the negotiated resolution agreement.

Involved Sports:
Women's Volleyball

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