Iowa defensive tackle Noah Shannon and Iowa State tight end DeShawn Hanika will not return to competition this season, as the NCAA Council Coordination Committee will require all athletes who wager on teams at their school — excluding their own team — to sit out one season and lose one year of eligibility, the NCAA ruled Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Shannon was hit with a season-long NCAA suspension in August for gambling on Iowa’s women’s basketball last season. His appeal was denied by the NCAA.
- Hanika, a redshirt senior, initially was charged with a pair of aggravated misdemeanors in connection to the ongoing gambling investigation involving athletics at Iowa State and Iowa. But on Oct. 2, Story County prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss those charges.
- Current NCAA rules prohibit student-athletes, coaches and athletics administrators from gambling on any sport sponsored by the NCAA, including collegiate and professional sports.
What does this mean for Iowa?
With the loss of this season and one year of eligibility, Shannon cannot return to the Hawkeyes. Shannon initially was one of three Iowa players to return for a sixth season.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz vouched for Shannon’s return throughout the fall, including at his news conference Tuesday.
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