Match-fixing has always been against the spirit of the game itself. Although a few leagues in the world have at times been infamously subject to match-fixing, the fact that college football could be targeted by mobsters, is somewhat unsettling.
Former college football QB Mo Hasan has recently revealed one instance when he was offered a lucrative sum of money for fixing college basketball fixtures.
Mo Hasan reveals mobsters approached him to fix SEC games
Relating a story from his days while playing for the Vanderbilt Commodores, Hasan revealed that Italian mob bosses had approached him on several occasions to fix SEC games on a regular basis. That too at a Jason Aldean’s bar and kitchen of all places.
According to The Tennessean, he was at Jason Aldean’s Kitchen and Rooftop Bar on Broadway in Nashville when he was approached by a mobster who said other SEC players had been offered between $250,000 and $300,000 to fix games. Hasan also added that Alabama was one of the schools involved.
Hasan continued, “We regularly talk to guys at your position about fixing games. I don’t want to say their names because they’re in the NFL right now … but University of Alabama, I’ll tell you that. Almost every game in the SEC is rigged.”
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Mo Hasan’s claims of regular fixing at SEC games drew the ire of many people in the NFL community, who expressed their opinions on social media. Among them, was former Alabama quarterback and current NFL analyst Greg McElroy, who had a quirky little quip for Hasan.
“It’s hard to rig games from the bench, so I’ve been told,” McElroy said Friday on his “McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning” podcast.
Hassan’s college career at Vanderbilt was indeed marked by ups and downs. In his junior year in 2019, he played one game as the starting quarterback, leading Vanderbilt to a victory against No. 21 Missouri, with his first career touchdown being a 61-yard pass. However, his season was cut short due to a season-ending injury during the same game.
As a Redshirt Sophomore in 2018, he played five games but had limited passing and rushing yards. Before Vanderbilt, he played at Coffeyville in Kansas, showing promise with over 2,500 passing yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior in high school.
Given his less than remarkable career, other fans were quick to mock Mo Hasan after he revealed the fixing story. “How you fix games from the bench lil bro? Lol”, wrote one fan, addressing the fact that Hassan was often benched during his Vanderbilt days.
More fans echoed the sentiment by saying that one can’t really affect games if they only threw 17 passes during the season. One user commented, “Nobody needs to pay Vanderbilt players to lose. That’s just a lock.”
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