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

Five current or former Iowa State football coaching staff members have been punished by the NCAA for sports gambling that included bets on the school's men's and women's basketball programs They face no criminal charges In total the five coaches combined to make more than online bets totaling more than on games Certain of those bets came on professional events a few were on college sports The violations have been classified as Level II meaning they could compromise the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe coaches are Jace Heacock Chase Clark Michael Dryer Kyle Highland and Mason Williams Now any of the five hired by another school s athletic department will be required to attend the annual NCAA Regional Rules Seminar at his own expense and serve a two-week suspension during the show-cause period They are all subject to a one-year show-cause order through April Heacock son of defensive coordinator Jon Heacock was a football graduate assistant in and He was hired back as director of football analytics on April His biography on ISU s athletic website did not mention where or whether he worked in and He was ascertained to have placed bets totaling about Clark former assistant director of football equipment operations placed bets totaling about including bets on ISU men s and women s basketball He is now an assistant equipment manager for the Detroit Lions LEGAL BATTLE UNDERWAY IN FLORIDA OVER SPORTS BETTINGDryer former assistant of equipment operations placed bets totaling about including bets on ISU men s and women s basketball He now works in sales for a sporting goods company Highland former football recruiting operations assistant placed bets totaling about including eight bets on ISU men s and women s basketball He is now the Army s assistant director of football operations Williams former associate for athletics equipment operations placed bets totaling about including bets on ISU men s and women s basketball He is now head equipment manager at Valparaiso The five were identified during a state research into sports wagering engagements in campus athletic facilities from to The state Department of Criminal Scrutiny turned over the names of the five men to Iowa State authorities as part of its scrutiny into underage online sports wagering at colleges in the state Dozens of athletes at Iowa and Iowa State were caught in the sting and charged with among other things underage gambling and identity theft Various of the athletes pleaded guilty and paid a fine charges were dismissed against others More than three dozen athletes have joined in a civil lawsuit against the DCI alleging the agency had violated their rights and smeared their reputations The Associated Press contributed to this account Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter