Five former Iowa State football support staff members have reached a disciplinary resolution with the NCAA after they were named in a state investigation into sports betting activity from on-campus athletic facilities from 2021 to 2023. None of them face any criminal charges.
According to the Associated Press, the five staffers — Jace Heacock, Chase Clark, Michael Dryer, Kyle Highland and Mason Williams — acknowledged knowingly violating the NCAA sports wagering bylaws and will face a one-year show-cause order that runs through April 24, 2026. If any of the five are hired by another college athletic department during that time, they will serve a two-week suspension and be required to attend an annual NCAA Regional Rules Seminar.
Combined, the five men wagered over $100,000 across 6,200 bets (just over $16 per bet) over that three-year period, which included placing bets on Iowa State’s men’s and women’s basketball team. The bets were uncovered as part of a statewide investigation that caught a number of athletes at both Iowa and
