SEC Baseball Gambler to Serve 8 Months

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Bert Neff, a businessman from Indiana, was given an eight-month prison sentence and three years of supervised release on Monday for his involvement in a betting scandal related to an SEC baseball game in 2023, as stated by a spokesperson for the United States Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Alabama. 

Neff admitted to obstructing justice in March after being accused by federal authorities of destroying evidence, tampering with witnesses, and providing false statements to the FBI during an investigation into suspicious betting on an Alabama-LSU baseball game on April 28, 2023.


The inquiry ultimately resulted in the dismissal of the then-Crimson Tide baseball coach Brad Bohannon. As per sources, Neff allegedly attempted to place a bet on LSU winning the game after discussing a lineup change with Bohannon. Bohannon, who was not mentioned in the court documents, was let go by Alabama in early May 2023.

According to federal authorities, court documents accused Neff of divulging information from an associate referred to as "Individual-1" about an injury to the intended starting pitcher. Neff allegedly shared a screenshot of the messages with several associates. The documents also stated that four individuals associated with Neff placed bets on the game.

Before the game, Alabama withdrew its planned starting pitcher, and LSU emerged victorious with a score of 8-6.

"Bert Eugene Neff is a professional gambler," Edward Canter, assistant U.S. attorney, wrote in sentencing memorandum for the case. "Faced with a federal grand jury investigation, he worked to game the system. The defendant destroyed evidence, tampered with witnesses, and provided false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He did no do this once. He did it on dozens of occasions, and he did so for the greater part of a year."

An attorney listed for Neff did not respond to a request for comment from ESPN.


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