The man identified in 2023 as the bettor who made the wager linked to the firing of Alabama’s baseball coach, Brad Bohannon, has agreed to plead guilty to obstruction of justice connected to an NCAA gambling probe.

Bert Eugene Neff, 49, of Indianapolis has been charged with obstructing a federal grand jury investigation in the Northern District of Alabama, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples announced on Wednesday.

“The charge arose from a scheme to impede an investigation into suspicious gambling activity surrounding a National Collegiate Athletic Association baseball game,” a statement read.

Neff was said to have engaged in an obstruction scheme that began in May 2023 and continued until January 2024.

Neff destroyed his cell phone, encouraged witnesses to destroy their cell phones and delete encrypted messaging applications, and provided false statements to federal investigators, the statement read.

In October 2023, Neff participated in a one-hour, 21 minute telephone call concerning topics related to the investigation with two witnesses the day before they were scheduled to testify before a grand jury in Alabama’s federal court.

“All of this activity was designed to interfere with ongoing grand jury investigation,” the statement read.

According to a plea agreement filed on Wednesday, Neff agreed to plead guilty to the charge. A date has not yet set been for Neff to enter his guilty plea.

The maximum penalty for obstruction of justice is 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.

Neff Jr., a native of Mooresville, Ind., and father to a Cincinnati Bearcats pitcher, placed a large bet on LSU to beat Alabama ahead of a game on April 28, 2023 in Baton Rouge, La., SI reported last year.

“Sportsbook surveillance indicated Neff was in communication with (former) Crimson Tide coach Brad Bohannon at the time he placed the wager, sources say. Bohannon was fired May 4,” that report stated.

Bohannon was not mentioned in the release announcing the charge against Neff.

Sports Illustrated senior writer Pat Forde wrote in July 2023 that Neff reportedly was texting with Bohannon as he entered the Sportsbook and that Neff — a former athlete with brief stints at Louisville and Indiana 30 years ago — had multiple gambling associates on a text chain with Bohannon.