Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands says several Hawkeye competitors are waiting for reinstatement from the NCAA in the wake of a gambling investigation. Iowa opens the season November fourth at Cal Baptist.

NCAA action has been delayed but Brands says they hope to get an answer on November eighth.

More than two dozen Iowa athletes were invcolved in the investiation that was announced in May. Hawkeye defensive tackle Noah Shannon has returned to practice and is awaiting reinstatement by the NCAA.