11 current Iowa athletes receive NCAA reinstatement ‘determinations’ following gambling investigation

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 8:08 PM
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  • John Steppe, The Gazette

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. 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 Jak 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.