The NCAA has come up with reinstatement “determinations” for 11 current University of Iowa athletes, the athletics department said in a news release Tuesday, following a sports gambling investigation lasting more than three months.
The university is not naming the athletes, however, until it receives consent from them because of the Family Education Right and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Iowa football defensive lineman Noah Shannon said in a news release in July that he is involved in the NCAA investigation.
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Other names have become apparent because of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s probe into sports betting.
Two current Iowa football athletes — kicker Aaron Blom and wide receiver Jack Johnson — face charges of tampering with records and allegations of betting on their own team, along with several former athletes on football and other teams.
An athletics department spokesman declined to comment on the nature or severity of the penalties.
The NCAA released updated guidelines earlier this summer with penalties ranging from required sports wagering education to permanent loss of eligibility.
If what court documents allege about Blom and Johnson’s betting activity is true, the guidelines suggest they “will potentially face permanent loss of collegiate eligibility in all sports.”
The severity of the allegations, and therefore the severity of the possible consequences, is not as clear for athletes who have not been charged in the criminal probe.
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Iowa interim athletics director Beth Goetz said last week she did not “really have any indication” of what the NCAA’s verdict will be.
“I think all of you -- as well as we have -- have seen what the prescribed penalties are, but part of the NCAA process is always to provide mitigation, so what are the other things that may have contributed to any violation that occurred,” Goetz said at her introductory news conference.
It is unclear whether any — and if so, how many — athletes will appeal the NCAA penalties.
“The university will support student-athletes choosing to move forward with this process,” the athletics department said in the statement Tuesday.
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The university is not naming the athletes, however, until it receives consent from them because of the Family Education Right and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Iowa football defensive lineman Noah Shannon said in a news release in July that he is involved in the NCAA investigation.
⧉ Related article: Iowa football notebook: Noah Shannon speaks about gambling probe
Other names have become apparent because of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s probe into sports betting.
Two current Iowa football athletes — kicker Aaron Blom and wide receiver Jack Johnson — face charges of tampering with records and allegations of betting on their own team, along with several former athletes on football and other teams.
An athletics department spokesman declined to comment on the nature or severity of the penalties.
The NCAA released updated guidelines earlier this summer with penalties ranging from required sports wagering education to permanent loss of eligibility.
If what court documents allege about Blom and Johnson’s betting activity is true, the guidelines suggest they “will potentially face permanent loss of collegiate eligibility in all sports.”
The severity of the allegations, and therefore the severity of the possible consequences, is not as clear for athletes who have not been charged in the criminal probe.
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Iowa interim athletics director Beth Goetz said last week she did not “really have any indication” of what the NCAA’s verdict will be.
“I think all of you -- as well as we have -- have seen what the prescribed penalties are, but part of the NCAA process is always to provide mitigation, so what are the other things that may have contributed to any violation that occurred,” Goetz said at her introductory news conference.
It is unclear whether any — and if so, how many — athletes will appeal the NCAA penalties.
“The university will support student-athletes choosing to move forward with this process,” the athletics department said in the statement Tuesday.
11 current Iowa athletes receive NCAA reinstatement ‘determinations’
The NCAA has come up with reinstatement “determinations” for 11 current University of Iowa athletes, the athletic department said in a news release Tuesday, following a sports gambling investigation lasting more than three months.
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