College football gambling

Nearly 5% of Division I college football players surveyed by the NCAA admitted to gambling-related behavior that could place their futures in jeopardy and their sport in a crisis.According to the study, the most comprehensive in NCAA history, 102 football players — 4.8% of those surveyed — answered yes to one of five possibilities:
• They had taken money for playing poorly.
• They knew of a teammate who had taken money.
• They had been threatened or harmed because of sports betting.
• They had been asked to share inside information.
• They had provided information about a game.
A total of 17 basketball players, or 4.4% of those surveyed, listed at least one of those five behaviors.
The NCAA is aiming to use the results of this survey, which showed that almost 35% of male athletes took part in some type of sports wagering, to direct more of its resources at the issue without another crisis driving the effort. NCAA rules forbid gambling on college and pro sports.
Since the 1993-94 college basketball season, gambling scandals at Arizona State, Boston College and Northwestern have threatened the credibility of football and basketball programs।