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.
