Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers is accused of gambling on Cyclones sporting events, including his OWN football team’s game

Iowa State strategist Hunter Dekkers has been charged with gambling on Cyclones sporting events, including a football game, and was charged Tuesday with data tampering in connection with an Iowa Criminal Division investigation into sports gambling.

The criminal complaint, obtained by the Des Moines Registrysaid Dekkers placed 366 online bets worth more than $2,799.

According to the documents, those bets, allegedly made from a DraftKings account controlled by Dekkers, included 26 Iowa State athletic events and a 2021 football game with Oklahoma State when he was a backup. He didn’t participate in the game.

In May, Iowa State and University of Iowa officials announced they were working with gambling regulators investigating illegal online gambling on their campuses. Iowa said it identified 26 athletes in various sports who may also have had their NCAA eligibility at risk. At the time, the state of Iowa said about 15 athletes in three sports were suspected of violating gambling rules.

There were three other current or former Iowa State athletes who faced the same charges, according to Iowa State Online Court Records. Those included former Cyclones defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike, who was drafted by Denver in 2022 and suspended indefinitely by the NFL for betting on Broncos games during his rookie season.

“We are gathering information and will not be commenting further at this time,” Iowa State Senior Associate Athletic Director Nick Joos said in a statement.

Documents said that Dekkers participated in a scheme with his parents, Scott Dekkers and Jami Dekkers, to hide his online gambling and it appeared that Hunter Dekkers bets were made by Jami Dekkers.

The 22-year-old Dekkers started in all 12 of Iowa State’s games last season. He could face loss of eligibility under NCAA guidelines against athletes who bet on their own games or other sports at their own schools.

Three other current and former Iowa state athletes were also charged with tampering with data related to the investigation, according to state online records.

Offensive lineman Dodge Sauser and Iowa State wrestler Paniro Johnson were also charged with data tampering in the investigation.

Sauser made about 113 online bets worth $3,075 with 12 bets on Iowa State football games, including those featuring Ohio, West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, according to data.

The 22-year-old started in all games last season but has compromised his NCAA eligibility

Johnson, who won a Big 12 wrestling title last year as a freshman, is said to have placed approximately 1,283 bets online worth more than $45,600, according to the complaint. There were about 25 bets on Iowa State athletic events.

The complaint against Uwazurike alleges that he made 801 online bets for more than $21,300, with four bets on Iowa State football games.

All four will appear in court on August 16. There was no lawyer for Dekkers or the others named on the complaints.

Gambling in college athletics has come back to prominence after Alabama baseball coach Brian Bohannon and two Cincinnati baseball staffers were fired for their connection to gambling investigations.