Additional Athletes from Iowa's and Iowa State's Football Teams Placed Bets on Their Own Matches
In Iowa, a series of scandals related to sports gambling keeps unfolding. Four football players from Iowa State and three from the University of Iowa have been charged by state investigators as part of a probe into sports gambling. Isaiah Lee, a defensive tackle for Iowa State, was accused of making a bet against his own team.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation revealed the names of the charged individuals: Jirehl Brock, a running back for Iowa State; DeShawn Hanika, a tight end; Jake Remsburg, an offensive tackle; and Lee. All four players from Iowa State were charged with tampering with records for supposedly trying to hide their participation in online gambling activities. The incident carries a maximum punishment of two years in prison and a fine ranging from $855 to $8,540.
In addition, there were three other individuals charged: Iowa wide receiver Jack Johnson; Arland Bruce IV, a wide receiver for Iowa; and safety Reggie Bracy, a former Iowa player now at Troy. These individuals, along with the aforementioned student manager Owen O'Brien, are also accused of records tampering for the same reason.
In May, the NCAA reported an investigation into gambling policy violations involving numerous student-athletes from the state of Iowa. Recently, the NCAA has established stricter gambling guidelines which specify that athletes who bet on their own sport or even bet on other sports at their own school face the risk of losing their eligibility permanently.
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Johnson, a wide receiver for Iowa, was investigated for making 380 bets on DraftKings using an account set up by his mother. These wagers included bets made when he was still underage and on games in which he didn't participate, such as the two Iowa football games mentioned.
Bruce, a starting wide receiver for Iowa, placed a total of 132 bets, including 11 on games he played in. Interestingly, one of these bets was an "under" wager against Northwestern. Both Bruce and Bracy used an account owned by one of Bruce’s family members when they gambled, making them underage when they placed their wagers. Bruce transferred to Oklahoma State, while Bracy entered the transfer portal last season and transferred to Troy.
O’Brien, a popular student manager for the Iowa football team, placed 350 bets using his mother’s FanDuel account while he was still underage. Out of these bets, at least three were on Iowa football games.
Isaiah Lee: Betting Against Iowa State
Iowa State’s leading rusher in the 2020-2021 season, Jirehl Brock, was found to have made 1,327 wagers worth more than $12,000 using his friend's account. Among those bets, he placed bets on 13 Iowa State basketball games and three football games he played. The teams involved in these games were Iowa, Texas Tech, and Kansas State.
Lee, a defensive player for Iowa State, used his fiancé’s FanDuel account to place 21 wagers. Twelve of these bets were on Iowa State games, including one in which he bet against his own team during his sophomore and junior seasons. Although he made a single bet against Iowa State, he was unsuccessful as he only recorded one tackle in Iowa State’s 30-7 win over Texas and lost the bet on the game.
Hanika, a tight end at Iowa State who was contending for a starting spot, was found to have made 288 wagers in total, among them 70 on Iowa State basketball games. None of these bets were on college football.
Remsburg, a lineman for Iowa State, made 273 wagers using his mother’s FanDuel account, but none of them were on Iowa State games. He did, however, make six bets on college basketball games; however, none of them were on Iowa State contests.
17 Student-Athletes at Iowa and Iowa State Charged
In early August, three Iowa athletes were charged, including Ahron Ulis, a starting point guard on their basketball team; catcher Gehrig Christensen from their baseball team; and kicker Aaron Blom from their football team.
Hunter Dekkers, Iowa State's starting quarterback, was also accused of gambling on Iowa State games, according to a statement made by the university. Three of his teammates, Eyioma Uwazurike and Dodge Sauser from the football team, as well as a wrestler, Paniro Johnson, were also charged in early August.
Iowa State University announced earlier this year that they have been working to address the potential eligibility issues related to sports wagering among their student-athletes. They intend to keep supporting their students while their compliance staff works with the NCAA to clarify the outcome of these developments. "Since becoming aware of potential NCAA eligibility issues related to sports wagering by several of our student-athletes back in May, Iowa State University has been actively working to address these issues with the involved student-athletes, and that process remains ongoing," the university stated.
Uwazurike, a renowned defensive lineman while at Iowa State, was picked up by the Denver Broncos in 2022. He was forecasted to vie for a starting position in Denver's lineup this season prior to being suspended by the NFL for wagering on league matches during his first year in the league. As of April, 10 players have been suspended for breaking the NFL's betting rules.
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