Ahron Ulis: Nebraska gathering evidence "on a situation." Allegedly placed 1,850 wagers (at least 1 Iowa Game) totaling $34,800 & Tampered w/ Records
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I’m glad that the Iowa DCI is pulling back the curtain on this. Sucks that it involves Iowa and ISU but these kids made their choices and it needs to get exposed and punishment handed down to maybe deter athletes from betting , especially on games they could influence. Makes me sick.
Between this and NIL, big time college sports has lost its luster.
Between this and NIL, big time college sports has lost its luster.
I feel it's frustrating that the kids know they aren't supposed to gamble but do it anyway. At the same time if this were Alabama a player gets away being an accomplice in a murder and plays the whole year. NCAA isn't doing a very good job.
Ahron would have had 2 seasons left with Nebraska.
The timeline:
March 22, 2023: Ahron announced that he was entering the transfer portal. His eligibility was originally scheduled to be up in 2024 (though he could have played an additional year because of covid).
May 1, 2023: Ahron committed to Nebraska.
Shortly thereafter, in May (with Ahron signed): Nebraska officials learned of the gambling allegations.
Check this out & watch:
The timeline:
March 22, 2023: Ahron announced that he was entering the transfer portal. His eligibility was originally scheduled to be up in 2024 (though he could have played an additional year because of covid).
May 1, 2023: Ahron committed to Nebraska.
Shortly thereafter, in May (with Ahron signed): Nebraska officials learned of the gambling allegations.
Check this out & watch:
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conference realignment is not helping things either.
The B1G "10" is likely gonna be a very BIG 18 or 20 or perhaps even more....
It doesn't help when the parents enable their underage children, as well. Aaron Blom was placing bets when he was 19 (maybe even before that). And how did he do that? According to the criminal complaint, Blom disguised his identity by using his mother's information to place the bets on DraftKings sportsbook. Blom's mother approached law enforcement regarding the wagers and said Aaron Blom used her information "with her consent and knowledge."
That's a great, interesting question. IMO, I honestly don't think Ahron knew what was coming. I think he left Iowa because he saw Bowen, Nimmers, Harding, etc taking away minutes.
It is interesting, however, that on May 1st he committed to Nebraska and on the very next day, May 2nd, Iowa leadership was notified of potential criminal conduct related to sports wagering that also suggested possible NCAA violations. I think May 5th is when Ahron likely found out from Fred Hoiberg/their AD that he was busted and would not be participating in upcoming competitions (their overseas trip, etc).
May 4: The university of Iowa received a list of individuals alleged to have participated in sports wagering.
May 5: The University of Iowa took the following action:
- notified several student-athletes that they would not be participating in upcoming competitions;
- alerted the NCAA to potential violations; and
- engaged outside legal counsel to advise the university and potentially lead an investigation.
I find it interesting to only student athletes in iowa have this gambling problem.
I’m curious how many other athletes are crapping their pants right now hoping other states don’t start cracking down.
I’m curious how many other athletes are crapping their pants right now hoping other states don’t start cracking down.
What follows is from a Jul 12, 2023 article. In 25 states you can currently bet online. No one with a straight face can tell us what they are finding at Iowa and Iowa State is not happening at other schools where sports betting is legal in their states. Here is just a sample of those schools: LSU, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kansas, Kansas State, Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Illinois, Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame, Maryland, Rutgers, Oregon, Oregon State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, West Virginia, UNLV, UMass, UConn and Wyoming.
Where Is Sports Betting Legal?
Use the links to jump to your state.| State | Online | In-Person |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | X | X |
| Alaska | X | X |
| Arizona | ✓ | ✓ |
| Arkansas | ✓ | ✓ |
| California | X | X |
| Colorado | ✓ | ✓ |
| Connecticut | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delaware | X | ✓ |
| Florida | X | X |
| Georgia | X | X |
| Hawaii | X | X |
| Idaho | X | X |
| Illinois | ✓ | ✓ |
| Indiana | ✓ | ✓ |
| Iowa | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kansas | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kentucky | Pending | Pending |
| Louisiana | ✓ | ✓ |
| Maine | Pending | Pending |
| Maryland | ✓ | ✓ |
| Massachusetts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Michigan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Minnesota | X | X |
| Mississippi | X | ✓ |
| Missouri | X | X |
| Montana | X | ✓ |
| Nebraska | X | Pending |
| Nevada | ✓ | ✓ |
| New Hampshire | ✓ | ✓ |
| New Jersey | ✓ | ✓ |
| New Mexico | X | ✓ |
| New York | ✓ | ✓ |
| North Carolina | Pending | ✓ |
| North Dakota | X | ✓ |
| Ohio | ✓ | ✓ |
| Oklahoma | X | X |
| Oregon | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pennsylvania | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rhode Island | ✓ | ✓ |
| South Carolina | X | X |
| South Dakota | X | ✓ |
| Tennessee | ✓ | X |
| Texas | X | X |
| Utah | X | X |
| Vermont | Pending | X |
| Virginia | ✓ | ✓ |
| Washington | X | ✓ |
| Washington D.C. | ✓ | ✓ |
| West Virginia | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wisconsin | X | ✓ |
| Wyoming | ✓ | X |
Online Sports Betting Legalization Tracker: Missouri Ballot Measure Passes Narrowly
Read more on the when experts think your state will officially legalize sports betting, both at physical locations and online.
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Perhaps the "heavy hitters", Uhlis(IA) and Johnson(ISU) were placing bets on behalf of others???
I tend to agree with you, but I also don't know this...is online sports betting a "thing" in other states too? Or is Iowa one of the few/only?
Because if online sports betting isn't common in other states...then I could see why Iowa is "leading the league", so to speak. I think it has only been legal here for a few years, right?
But assuming it is legal elsewhere, yeah, there is little doubt in my mind that other "enterprising" young college students would not also be dipping into it.
Update to add...I see a subsequent post listed the states where it is legal, or not. Roughly 1/2 of the states allow it...so yeah, I'd check the phones in those states too.
