The NCAA has taken disciplinary action against five current or former Iowa State football support staff members for combining to make more than 6,200 online bets totaling more than $100,000 on professional and college games, including men’s and women’s basketball games involving the Cyclones.
The five were identified during a state investigation into sports wagering activities in campus athletic facilities from 2021 to 2023. They face no criminal charges.
In a negotiated resolution finalized last week, Jace Heacock, Chase Clark, Michael Dryer, Kyle Highland and Mason Williams acknowledged they knowingly violated NCAA sports wagering bylaws, and all are subject to a one-year show-cause order through April 24, 2026.
Any of the five hired by another school’s athletic department during the show-cause period will be required to attend the annual NCAA Regional Rules Seminar at his own expense and serve a two-week suspension.
Iowa State’s athletic department declined to comment on the case Friday.
The NCAA classified the violations as Level II for the individuals involved, meaning the breaches could compromise the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model.
Heacock, son of defensive coordinator Jon Heacock, was a football graduate assistant in 2021 and 2022. He was hired back as director of…
