QB Dekkers accused of betting on Iowa St
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- David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterAug 1,
- 2023, 08:26 PM ET Close Signed up with ESPN in 2014 Reporter covering gambling industry given that 2008
Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers has been accused of betting on occasions including the Cyclones, including a 2021 football game, and is amongst four current or former professional athletes at the university charged with damaging records connected to an ongoing probe by the Iowa Wrongdoer Division.An affidavit
consisted of with the criminal grievance submitted Monday in the Iowa District Court for Story County declares approximately 366 bets amounting to $2,799 were put on a DraftKings sportsbook account connected to Dekkers, consisting of 26 on Iowa State sporting events.The affidavit alleges he bet on an Iowa State football game against Oklahoma State on Oct. 23, 2021. Dekkers did not play in the Big 12 contest, and the affidavit does not expose which team or what type of bet he made on the game, which the Cyclones won 24-21. The affidavit declares Dekkers was under 21,
the legal wagering age in Iowa, when most of the bets were put, however camouflaged his identity with the help of his parents, Scott and Jami Dekkers. DraftKings did not react to a request for comment.Editor’s Picks 1 Related Dekkers, a junior, started all 12 games last season for the Cyclones
and was their expected starter for 2023. In a statement, Dekkers ‘lawyer said the QB will plead not guilty to the charge, but in the meantime,
will step away from the team.”So he can focus on his research studies and on the defense of this criminal charge, Hunter has actually notified the University and the coaching personnel that he can not participate in fall football camp, “lawyer Mark Weinhardt said.Iowa State opens its season Sept. 2, against Northern Iowa. The school does not have much proven depth behind Dekkers. Redshirt freshman Rocco Becht
had actually been in line to back him up, and Iowa State included Tanner Hughes, a transfer from Butte College in California. The Cyclones likewise bring in J.J. Kohl, ESPN’s No. 8 pocket passer and No. 111 overall recruit in the 2023 class.The NCAA recently updated its charges for student-athletes who breach its betting policy. Those who bet on their own games or other sports at their own school face a potential permanent loss of collegiate eligibility.Current Iowa State athletes Paniro Johnson, a sophomore wrestler, and Dodge Sauser, a sophomore football player, along with previous Cyclones football player Eyioma Uwazurike likewise have been charged with damaging records, a worsened misdemeanor, according to the criminal complaint, which was initially reported by the Des Moines Register.Sauser made approximately 113 online bets worth$3,075, with 12 wagers on Iowa State football games, according to records.Johnson, who won a Huge 12 wrestling title in 2015 as a freshman, is declared to have actually positioned about 1,283 bets online worth more than$45,600, according to the problem. There were roughly 25 bets on Iowa State athletic events.The grievance versus Uwazurike alleges he made 801 bets online for more than$ 21,300, with 4 wagers on Iowa State football games.Last week, Uwazurike, a fourth-round choice of the Denver Broncos in 2022, was suspended forever for breaching the NFL’s gaming policy, with the league stating he bet on games his rookie season. The grievance states Uwazurike positioned roughly 32 wagers on Broncos occasions and individual Denver players.
In total, according to the grievance, Uwazurike positioned bets on five Broncos games.”We remain in the procedure of gathering info and will have no further remark at this time,” Iowa State senior associate athletic director Nick Joos said in a declaration Tuesday.The Iowa Division of Crook Examination and the Iowa Racing and Video Gaming Commission did not react to requests from ESPN for comment.In May, school officials at Iowa State and the University of Iowa acknowledged that 41 student-athletes between the schools were thought of violating gambling rules.Information from ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg and Paula Lavigne and The Associated Press was utilized in this report.