BETS WERE ON IOWA STATE EVENTS. AND THE BIG NEWS CAME TODAY THAT JIREHL BROCK, A STARTER FOR THE CYCLONE FOOTBALL TEAM WHO WAS ALSO CHARGED, HAS VOLUNTARILY LEFT THE PROGRAM THAT WAS FIRST REPORTED BY THE DES MOINES REGISTER. BROCK, A RUNNING BACK WAS IOWA STATE’S LEADING RUSHER FROM LAST YEAR. COURT DOCUMENTS SAY AUTHORITIES SAY BROCK MADE WAGERS ON HOME GAMES LAST FALL AGAINST TEXAS TECH AND KANSAS STATE. AND TWO BETS ON THE CY-HAWK FOOTBALL GAME. HE PLAYED IN GAMES AGAINST KANSAS STATE AND IOWA, BUT MISSED THE TEXAS TECH GAME DUE TO INJURY. IOWA STATE DIDN’T JUST LOSE ITS TOP RUSHER OVER THIS. HUNTER DEKKERS WAS SET TO START A QUARTERBACK FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR,
Iowa State's leading rusher Jirehl Brock leaves Cyclones program
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Updated: 5:30 PM CDT Aug 21, 2023
Jirehl Brock, Iowa State's leading rusher from last season who has been charged in the state's sports wagering investigation, has voluntarily left the Cyclones football team.According to criminal complaints, Brock, a senior running back, used an online gambling account under someone else's name to make 1,327 bets totaling $12,050. Among those are 13 alleged bets on Iowa State basketball games and four others on Iowa State football games — while he was a member of the football team.Authorities say Brock, who was charged with tampering with records, made wagers on home games last fall against Texas Tech and Kansas State and two bets on the Cy-Hawk football game in Iowa City on Sept. 10, 2022. He played in the games against Kansas State and Iowa but missed the Texas Tech game due to injury.Brock is one of seven current or former Iowa State football players charged in the investigation. That includes: Hunter Dekkers: The Cyclones' starting quarterback is accused of placing approximately 366 wagers, including 297 of which were placed before Dekkers turned 21. Approximately 26 bets were placed on Iowa State sporting events, including a wager on the 2021 Iowa State football game vs. Oklahoma State. Dekkers did not play in that game.Enyi Uwazurike: Uwazurike is accused of placing approximately 801 online bets, four of which were on Iowa State football games. Two such bets were on games in which Uwazurike appeared — Iowa at Iowa State, and Kansas at Iowa State, both in 2021. Uwazurike, who was drafted by the Denver Broncos, also placed wagers on NFL games in which he played.Dodge Sauser: Sauser is accused of placing about 113 online bets, totaling over $3,000, all of which were placed before his 21st birthday. About 12 of those bets were placed on Iowa State football games, including 2022 games against Ohio, West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. Iowa State's online roster does not list Sauser as having played in any games.DeShawn Hanika: Hanika is accused of placing 288 total wagers, with 70 wagers being placed on Iowa State basketball events. Hanika is not accused of betting before the age of 21 or betting on any Iowa State football events.Isaiah Lee: Lee is accused of placing 115 wagers totaling over $885. Lee is accused of placing 21 wagers involving 12 Iowa State football events in which he played, including a "moneyline" wager on Texas to beat Iowa State on Nov. 6, 2021. He recorded one tackle in that game, which Iowa State won, 30-7.Jake Remsburg: Remsburg is accused of placing 273 wagers totaling $1,108, including six bets on NCAA sanctioned basketball and football events. The criminal complaint says Remsburg "said he tried to avoid problematic wagering by focusing his online sports wagers on UFC and NBA games and avoiding wagers on NCAA sanctioned contests." Remsburg is not accused of betting before the age of 21 or betting on any Iowa State athletics events.
AMES, Iowa — Jirehl Brock, Iowa State's leading rusher from last season who has been charged in the state's sports wagering investigation, has voluntarily left the Cyclones football team.
According to criminal complaints, Brock, a senior running back, used an online gambling account under someone else's name to make 1,327 bets totaling $12,050. Among those are 13 alleged bets on Iowa State basketball games and four others on Iowa State football games — while he was a member of the football team.
Authorities say Brock, who was charged with tampering with records, made wagers on home games last fall against Texas Tech and Kansas State and two bets on the Cy-Hawk football game in Iowa City on Sept. 10, 2022. He played in the games against Kansas State and Iowa but missed the Texas Tech game due to injury.
Brock is one of seven current or former Iowa State football players charged in the investigation. That includes:
Hunter Dekkers: The Cyclones' starting quarterback is accused of placing approximately 366 wagers, including 297 of which were placed before Dekkers turned 21. Approximately 26 bets were placed on Iowa State sporting events, including a wager on the 2021 Iowa State football game vs. Oklahoma State. Dekkers did not play in that game.
Enyi Uwazurike: Uwazurike is accused of placing approximately 801 online bets, four of which were on Iowa State football games. Two such bets were on games in which Uwazurike appeared — Iowa at Iowa State, and Kansas at Iowa State, both in 2021. Uwazurike, who was drafted by the Denver Broncos, also placed wagers on NFL games in which he played.
Dodge Sauser: Sauser is accused of placing about 113 online bets, totaling over $3,000, all of which were placed before his 21st birthday. About 12 of those bets were placed on Iowa State football games, including 2022 games against Ohio, West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. Iowa State's online roster does not list Sauser as having played in any games.
DeShawn Hanika: Hanika is accused of placing 288 total wagers, with 70 wagers being placed on Iowa State basketball events. Hanika is not accused of betting before the age of 21 or betting on any Iowa State football events.
Isaiah Lee: Lee is accused of placing 115 wagers totaling over $885. Lee is accused of placing 21 wagers involving 12 Iowa State football events in which he played, including a "moneyline" wager on Texas to beat Iowa State on Nov. 6, 2021. He recorded one tackle in that game, which Iowa State won, 30-7.
Jake Remsburg: Remsburg is accused of placing 273 wagers totaling $1,108, including six bets on NCAA sanctioned basketball and football events. The criminal complaint says Remsburg "said he tried to avoid problematic wagering by focusing his online sports wagers on UFC and NBA games and avoiding wagers on NCAA sanctioned contests." Remsburg is not accused of betting before the age of 21 or betting on any Iowa State athletics events.
