How prevalent is gambling amongst the players in college?

[MarkOU]

A lot? A little? SI wrote an article about it back in May of this year. At the time the ncaa said they had 16 active investigations. Not sure what there is now nor what, if anything, happened with those 16.

With NIL being more widespread now there's got to be some bets going on.

Your opinion?

 

[occupant]

I have no problem with it as long as they aren't betting on any contest they're affiliated with.

Easy peezy. Any athlete wanting to wager should be monitored...that's the price of being an elite athlete (or booster's kid that wants to pretend he's good enough to get on the team without having any talent).

 

[iowajerms]

It is only happening in the state of Iowa.

 

[Fredmccallyrtr]

I'd bet a lot of them are gambling addicts. Who wants to bet?

 

[Goldbug]

At the risk of repeating myself, I was the go between for 3 years in college between the football players and the bookie in Oklahoma City. Bets, parlay tickets, you name it......I placed the wagers, collected money and paid off all the bets. Nobody but me ever talked to the bookie. I never saw a player bet against their own team. Ever. The bets were probably 95% on other teams. Only a few bets were put down on us to beat a point spread and that was very rare because everyone thought it was janky to bet on ourselves. I only had one guy try to welch on a bet and the players convinced him very quickly he needed to pay up. Who got hurt? Nobody. Cheesy? Maybe a little bit. If only that was the biggest problem in today's college football.

 

[CoalTrain]

As long as they are betting on their own team to win…. I’m fine with it.

Nebraska players have been betting on their team to LOSE for quite sometime now, it’s the only logical explanation…

 

[DragonFromTo]

I'll have to check the line on that and get back to you

 

[jjc2009]

I got into a disagreement with Sam Hartman about it. I bet him $1000 that college players gamble. He said “you’re on!”

 

[TheReal_NU]

As long as they are betting on their own team to win…. I’m fine with it.

Nebraska players have been betting on their team to LOSE for quite sometime now, it’s the only logical explanation…

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

Those dice games get pretty intense

 

[Huskers4me]

I have it on good authority @Handicappers that certain Iowa football players are pissed off that they can’t bet on Michigan this Saturday.

 

[Hu War Yu]

At the risk of repeating myself, I was the go between for 3 years in college between the football players and the bookie in Oklahoma City. Bets, parlay tickets, you name it......I placed the wagers, collected money and paid off all the bets. Nobody but me ever talked to the bookie. I never saw a player bet against their own team. Ever. The bets were probably 95% on other teams. Only a few bets were put down on us to beat a point spread and that was very rare because everyone thought it was janky to bet on ourselves. I only had one guy try to welch on a bet and the players convinced him very quickly he needed to pay up. Who got hurt? Nobody. Cheesy? Maybe a little bit. If only that was the biggest problem in today's college football.

So this is all YOUR fault!?