More gambling allegations have emerged in college sports, with the latest involving athletes from Iowa State and Iowa teams.
Twenty-six students from Iowa and another 15 from Iowa State are involved in allegations of online sports betting, according to multiple reports, and the pair of universities have become the center of college sports’ latest potential betting crisis.
. “The Board of Regents and the universities will fully cooperate with any investigations related to these concerns.Shutterstock / Jesse Kunerth “We are closely monitoring the situation and have confidence that University administrators at each institution will take all necessary steps to ensure ongoing compliance.”, the athletes from Iowa participate in football, men’s basketball, baseball, men’s track and field and wrestling — in addition to one staffer in the athletic department.
The Athletic cited a timeline from Iowa that dates back to May 2, when the university was informed of the alleged gambling situation.Iowa. Iowa State University said it is aware of online sports wagering allegations involving approximately 15 of its athletes from the sports of football, wrestling and track & field.
The University of Iowa announced 26 of its athletes across five sports are alleged to have participated in sports wagering in violation of NCAA rulesThe allegations against the Iowa State and Iowa athletes follow a stretch where former Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon — since fired by the university —States such as Ohio and New Jersey all stopped handling bets related to the Alabama baseball program.
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