Iowa State football player charged in sports wagering investigation leaves team
Updated: 12:18 PM CDT Aug 14, 2023
Iowa State football player charged in sports wagering investigation leaves team
Updated: 12:18 PM CDT Aug 14, 2023
WITH BREAKING NEWS. ONE OF THE IOWA STATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS CHARGED IN THE SPORTS BETTING SCANDAL HAS LEFT THE CYCLONES. ISAIAH LEE WAS A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN FOR IOWA STATE. HE WAS CHARGED LAST WEEK, ACCUSED OF PLACING BETS ON SOME CYCLONES GAMES. ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, ONE OF THOSE BETS WAS AGAINST THE CYCLONES. INVESTIGATORS SAID HE BET THE MONEYLINE IN FAVOR OF TEXAS TO BEAT IOWA STATE. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT SAID LEE LEFT THE TEAM BUT DIDN’T CONFIRM ANY MORE ON WHY. LEE IS NOW ONE OF 14 STUDENT ATHLETES BETWEEN THE HAWKEYES
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Iowa State football player charged in sports wagering investigation leaves team
Updated: 12:18 PM CDT Aug 14, 2023
One of the Iowa State student-athletes facing charges in connection with a sports wagering investigation has left the football program.Isaiah Lee, a former defensive lineman for Iowa State, was charged last week and accused of placing bets on some Cyclones games. Lee is accused of placing 115 wagers totaling over $885, including 21 wagers on Iowa State football events.According to a criminal complaint, one of those bets was against the Cyclones. Investigators said Lee bet the "moneyline" in favor of Texas to beat Iowa State in 2021. Iowa State won that game, 30-7. A spokesman for the athletic department confirmed Lee left the team.
AMES, Iowa —
One of the Iowa State student-athletes facing charges in connection with a sports wagering investigation has left the football program.
Isaiah Lee, a former defensive lineman for Iowa State, was charged last week and accused of placing bets on some Cyclones games. Lee is accused of placing 115 wagers totaling over $885, including 21 wagers on Iowa State football events.
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According to , one of those bets was against the Cyclones. Investigators said Lee bet the "moneyline" in favor of Texas to beat Iowa State in 2021. Iowa State won that game, 30-7.
A spokesman for the athletic department confirmed Lee left the team.