College football coaches punished for $100K betting scandal, wagering on own school

Five existent oregon erstwhile Iowa State shot coaching unit members person been punished by the NCAA for sports gambling that included bets connected the school's men's and women's hoops programs. They look nary transgression charges.

In total, the 5 coaches combined to marque much than 6,200 online bets totaling much than $100,000 connected games. Some of those bets came connected nonrecreational events, immoderate were connected assemblage sports. 

The violations person been classified arsenic Level II, meaning they could compromise the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model.

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Caleb Grill, #2 of the Iowa State Cyclones, shoots the shot successful the archetypal fractional of play astatine Hilton Coliseum connected February 4, 2023, successful Ames, Iowa. The Iowa State Cyclones won 68-53 implicit the Kansas Jayhawks.  (David K Purdy/Getty Images)

The coaches are Jace Heacock, Chase Clark, Michael Dryer, Kyle Highland and Mason Williams.

Now, immoderate of the 5 hired by different school’s diversion section volition beryllium required to be the yearly NCAA Regional Rules Seminar astatine his ain disbursal and service a two-week suspension during the show-cause period. They are each taxable to a one-year show-cause bid done April 24, 2026.

Heacock, lad of antiaircraft coordinator Jon Heacock, was a shot postgraduate adjunct successful 2021 and 2022. He was hired backmost arsenic manager of shot analytics connected April 24. His biography connected ISU’s diversion website did not notation where, oregon whether, helium worked successful 2023 and 2024. He was recovered to person placed 787 bets totaling astir $55,359.

Clark, erstwhile adjunct manager of shot instrumentality operations, placed 2,305 bets totaling astir $18,676, including 46 bets connected ISU men’s and women’s basketball. He is present an adjunct instrumentality manager for the Detroit Lions.

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Quarterback Hunter Dekkers, #12 of the Iowa State Cyclones, looks to propulsion against the TCU Horned Frogs astatine Amon G. Carter Stadium connected November 26, 2022, successful Fort Worth, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Dryer, erstwhile adjunct of instrumentality operations, placed 1,182 bets totaling astir $11,536, including 25 bets connected ISU men’s and women’s basketball. He present works successful income for a sporting goods company.

Highland, erstwhile shot recruiting operations assistant, placed 509 bets totaling astir $6,365, including 8 bets connected ISU men’s and women’s basketball. He is present the Army’s adjunct manager of shot operations.

Williams, erstwhile subordinate for athletics instrumentality operations, placed 1,455 bets totaling astir $11,679, including 12 bets connected ISU men’s and women’s basketball. He is present caput instrumentality manager astatine Valparaiso.

The 5 were identified during a authorities probe into sports wagering activities successful field diversion facilities from 2021 to 2023.

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Iowa State Cyclones helmets successful the archetypal 4th of a Big 12 shot crippled betwixt the Iowa State Cyclones and Kansas Jayhawks connected November 3, 2018, astatine Memorial Stadium successful Lawrence, KS.   (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The authorities Department of Criminal Investigation turned implicit the names of the 5 men to Iowa State officials arsenic portion of its probe into underage online sports wagering astatine colleges successful the state. Dozens of athletes astatine Iowa and Iowa State were caught successful the sting and charged with, among different things, underage gambling and individuality theft.

Many of the athletes pleaded blameworthy and paid a fine; charges were dismissed against others. More than 3 twelve athletes person joined successful a civilian suit against the DCI, alleging the bureau had violated their rights and smeared their reputations.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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