If you’re a college football fan nowadays, you’ve probably placed a bet on your favorite team. However, some players forget that they’re not fans and can’t be doing the same. Just like Iowa football walk-on kicker Aaron Blom.
Blom was a freshman in 2021 and he was apparently making a plethora of bets, including some on his own team.
According to reports, he’s in hot water for placing 170 different bets which totaled $4,400 before he turned 21, and one of the bets was eye-opening.
Blom didn’t think his own team was going to put up points in the annual Cy-Hawk game.
Update: Iowa kicker Aaron Blom is accused of placing 170 different bets totaling $4,400 before his 21st Birthday, via @FOS
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Blom used an account registered to his mother to place wagers, according to court documents.
He even bet the under on the 2021 Iowa-Iowa State football… pic.twitter.com/iqq5C27ZyZ
As you can see, he bet the under for the 2021 Cy-Hawk Trophy game which was set at 44.5 and he was able to win that bet by a hair (final score was 27-17). It’s just wild that even Iowa players don’t expect their own team to put up points.
If that’s not a smack in the face of Kirk Ferentz, I don’t know what is.
Iowa football may have finally turned an offensive corner
With the additions of Cade McNamara, Erick All, and Kaleb Brown, the Iowa offense is expected to take a major step in the right direction. These guys should help get the offense back to competing at a high level and it might be the best unit in years.
Unfortunately for Iowa, it won’t have its backup kicker more than likely.
I could see Blom getting a year-long suspension for betting while underaged while registered under his mom’s name and placing bets on his own team.