Big Ten Roundup (Aug. 22): Rutgers Transfer Charged in Gambling Probe, Harbaugh Now Serving 3-Game Suspension

Rutgers basketball player Jeremiah Williams has been charged with tampering with records in relation to a gambling investigation. Williams transferred from Iowa State to Rutgers earlier this offseason. Meanwhile, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh's suspension status has once again changed, and he is now set to the miss the first three games of the 2023 season.

Rutgers' men's basketball player Jeremiah Williams has been charged with tampering with records related to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s probe into sports gambling, as reported by the Des Moines Register.

Williams transferred from Iowa State to play for coach Steve Pikiell and Rutgers earlier this offseason, though he never played for Iowa State last season due to an injury. This all comes in the wake of several Iowa and Iowa State athletes having charges filed against them for tampering and/or betting while underaged.

In perhaps more prevalent Big Ten news, Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh's 2023 suspension status has been adjusted yet again. It was originally supposed to be four games. Then it became zero games. Now he's suspended for three games.

Here's everything you need to know in today's Big Ten Roundup:

Jeremiah Williams Charged with Tampering

Williams already had a fairly strange collegiate basketball career.

After two years spent playing at Temple, he transferred to Iowa State in 2022, only to miss the entirety of the 2022-23 season with a torn achilles. He then left for Rutgers earlier this offseason, and for a long time, the biggest question was whether or not the NCAA and/or his own body will allow Williams to play in the upcoming season. The 6-foot-5 guard would have needed a waiver to be granted immediate eligibility after transferring for a second time, and he is still less than a year removed from one of the most devastating injuries in sports.

Now there's fair doubt as to whether Williams ever plays a game in Piscataway, as the Iowa State transfer was charged with tampering with records amidst the state's gambling investigation.

Jeremiah Williams, who transferred to Rutgers from Iowa State this offseason, has been charged with tampering with records related to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s probe into sports gambling, per a report from the Des Moines Register: https://t.co/DFHtF3XE7w

— Brian Fonseca (@briannnnf) August 21, 2023

According to the Des Moines Register's report, Williams did not place bets on Iowa State games. He did, however, allegedly place $1,560 worth in bets while being under 21 years old, the legal gambling age in Iowa.

The maximum punishment for tampering with records is either one year in a county jail or two years in prison if convicted, according to the Des Moines Register.

Harbaugh Now Serving a 3-Game Suspension

It seems that Jim Harbaugh is incapable of having a normal offseason while being the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. 

He was originally going to be suspended for four games as a negotiated resolution between him in the NCAA for essentially lying to investigators during their probe into Michigan for recruiting infractions. Then on Aug. 12, it was reported that the deal had fallen through, and that Harbaugh would now coach in all 12 games for the Wolverines.

Flash forward 10 days, and now the Michigan athletic department is self-imposing a three-game suspension for Harbaugh. Very normal stuff, nothing to see here. 

For more on the now three-game suspension of Harbaugh, check out the full story on our sister site Wolverine Digest. 

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