Four current or former members of the University of Iowa football team have been charged with tampering with records related to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s probe into sports gambling.

Junior wide receiver Jack Johnson and graduate assistant coach Owen O’Brien are among those facing charges Thursday. Others are former Hawkeyes Arland Bruce IV (now at Oklahoma State) and Reggie Bracy (now at Troy).

Bruce played extensively in two seasons at Iowa before transferring to Oklahoma State. A criminal complaint filed by the Johnson County Attorney’s Office alleges that Bruce placed bets on 11 Hawkeye games in which he participated. Bruce allegedly used a DraftKings account under the name of Vincent Bruce to place bets before he turned 21, the legal gambling age in Iowa. Bruce completed 132 sports wagers totaling $4,342, according to the complaint.

Bracy played in four games as an Iowa freshman and 10 games as a sophomore before moving to Troy. The criminal complaint alleges that Bracy placed bets on two Hawkeye games in which he participated. Bracy allegedly used the Vincent Bruce account to place bets before Bracy turned 21. Bryce allegedly placed 66 wagers totaling $715 while he was underage.

Jackson played in five games last season for the Hawkeyes. He is accused of placing four wagers on Hawkeye football games; he did not play in any of those contests. According to the criminal complaint, Jackson “engaged in a scheme” with his mother, Jill Johnson, to disguise his identity and allow him to place bets before turning 21. Jackson allegedly placed 380 wagers totaling more than $1,800 before he turned 21.

O’Brien is accused of placing three wagers on Iowa football games last season when he was a member of the football staff, according to the criminal complaint. He allegedly placed 350 wagers totaling $3,047 before turning 21.

NCAA rules state that an athlete who places bets on his or her team faces permanent ineligibility.

The tampering with records charge is an aggravated misdemeanor and could carry a maximum sentence of up to one year in county jail or up to two years in prison if convicted. The criminal complaints accuse Bracy, Bruce, Jackson and O’Brien of falsifying electronic sports wagering records to conceal their personal identities.

A closer look at the Arland Bruce criminal complaint

Bruce placed 132 bets totaling $4,342 in wagers on DraftKings under Vincent Bruce’s name and allegedly shared the account with teammate Reggie Bracy, according to a filing made Thursday.

Bruce placed 18 wagers on Hawkeye football in the 2021 and 2022 football seasons and played in 11 of the games that he allegedly bet on.

Bruce is specifically alleged to have placed two “under” bets in 2022, first in Iowa’s 33-13 victory over Northwestern in October, a game in which Bruce tallied 3 catches for 27 yards. The over/under was set at 37.5 total points.

He also placed an “under” bet in the Hawkeyes’ 21-0 victory over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl this past New Year’s Eve but did not participate in the game. The total closed at 31.5 at kickoff.

Other specifics on the alleged wagers Bruce made in other games he participated in were not immediately clear from Thursday’s filing. Other games that Bruce is alleged to have bet on in 2021 include:

• The top-10 matchup against Iowa State, in which he did not register in the box score but was on the field on multiple occasions
• Iowa’s top-four showdown against Penn State, registering two catches for 11 yards in a 23-20 victory
• The Hawkeyes’ matchup the next week with Purdue, picking up one catch for 12 yards in a 24-7 loss
• A 28-21 Iowa victory over Nebraska on Black Friday, grabbing one catch for six yards
• The 2021 Big Ten Championship game, where he rushed for two yards and caught two passes for 10 yards in a 42-3 loss to Michigan.
• The 2021 Citrus Bowl, where he rushed for 21 yards and caught four passes for 24 yards in a 20-17 loss to Kentucky.

In 2022, Bruce also placed bets on the two games mentioned above and additional matchups, including:

• The season-opener against South Dakota State, registering five catches for 68 yards and rushing for 11 yards in a 7-3 win
• The Hawkeyes’ trip to Rutgers, nabbing one catch for five yards in a 27-10 win
• The Hawkeyes’ showdown with the Wolverines, picking up two catches for seven yards in a 27-14 loss
• Bruce registered one catch for three yards and one rush for no gain in a 24-17 loss to Nebraska.

This is a developing story. Check back soon for more information.