“Almost Every Game in the SEC Is Rigged”: Former College QB Reveals Encounter With Italian Mob Who Had Paid Alabama Players to Rig Games

While college football may not boast the same level of popularity as the NFL, it still attracts significant attention nationwide. With recent changes allowing players to earn money through NIL deals, some college athletes are already making NFL-level money. However, there are concerns that young players may also be receiving enormous sums through illegal channels.

Former Vanderbilt quarterback Mo Hasan recently discussed these experiences on his “Momentum Podcast“, sending shockwaves through the football community. Hasan, while recalling his playing days in college, shared an experience he encountered while he was out with his friends at Jason AlDean’s bar in Nashville.

When the Italian Mafia approached @Mo_Hasan10 at Jason Aldean’s bar to rig an SEC football game for 300k

Would you have taken the money? pic.twitter.com/okqPN0WsJJ

— Momentum Podcast (@momentumpod) March 1, 2024

He revealed that while he went to order drinks; he was approached by a member of the Italian Mob, who openly asked him to fix football games. That’s not all; he even offered $300,000 for the job, leaving him stunned.

The mobster even mentioned that his clients typically paid from $250,000 to $300,000 per game to manipulate the outcome. He stated that they (the Italian Mafia) often target players playing important positions, implying that such manipulation is more common than one might think.

“He named guys in the SEC. Who I don’t want to say their names — because they’re in the NFL right now and that’s a bad deal. But University of Alabama I will tell you that,” Mo Hasan claimed. “He said that almost every game in the SEC is rigged”

Hasan was taken aback when the mobster began naming specific players from the SEC and the University of Alabama, who were involved in such game-fixing schemes. Hasan disclosed that many of those players are currently playing in the NFL. The former quarterback refrained from taking names, but he alleged that the stranger in the bar suggested that almost every SEC game was being rigged.

Football Fans Doubt Mo Hasan’s Mob Encounter

Mo Hasan’s claims caused quite a stir among football fans, with many refusing to believe the former college athlete’s words. While some fans didn’t outright reject the idea of rigging, they raised doubts about Mo Hasan’s claim of being approached by the Italian Mob. They pointed to his sub-par college stats and the program (Vanderbilt) he was playing for, which wasn’t very shiny.

A fan stated,

I call B.S. If the mob wants to pay players to throw a game, they are NOT going pay a Vandy player/

1. Vandy is likely to lose out right.
2. Even if Vandy were favored, it wouldn’t be by enough to make it worth the while to pay someone to throw the game.

— Mountaineer Steve (@Mountaineer_Ste) March 10, 2024

Another one wrote,

Dude threw 17 passes in his career at Vandy, how exactly is going to rig a game?

— Sam Gentilotti (@SamGentilotti) March 10, 2024

A football enthusiast expressed,

Yeah I would have. So they wanted to pay a backup QB $300k to influence a game. Can’t make this stuff up, or could you?

— scott madaris (@OneMadScott) March 10, 2024

A social media user mentioned,

Anyone betting serious money would’ve known that this dude barely played and would have no impact on any game.

— Billy Ramirez (@billyramirez) March 10, 2024

Someone else said,

I’m worried that whoever hosts this podcast actually believed this

— Ryan Sullivan (@Ryan_Sullivan_1) March 10, 2024

Mo Hasan spent two seasons at Vanderbilt University as a backup quarterback, where he threw for only 158 yards and one touchdown across seven games. He then transferred to USC, where he remained for his last three seasons but didn’t play any games.

 

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Additionally, in the offseason of 2023, he announced on social media that he had joined the Tennessee Titans, likely at a practice-squad level, ahead of the rookie minicamp, as per Titans Wire. Currently, no NFL team is affiliated with Mo Hasan, and he has not played any games in the league.