Six Iowa wrestlers suspended due to gambling investigation

The state of Iowa has been at the forefront of the college gambling scandal. Athletes from both Iowa and Iowa State were found betting on collegiate athletics. A few suspensions have been handed out but the NCAA punished a few Hawkeye wrestlers on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Pat Mineo of The Wrestling Room, four Iowa wrestlers will be suspended for an entire year. Those names are Abe Assad, Nelson Brands, Tony Cassioppi, and Cobe Siebrecht. All four wrestlers were entering their senior seasons.

Two additional wrestlers will receive a partial suspension, just missing a few matches. Patrick Kennedy and Cullan Schriever have avoided the harshness that their other four teammates received. Both Kennedy and Schriever were considered juniors within the program.

Mineo is also reporting appeals have been filed by all six.

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