Except they didn't 'resolve' much. Sorsby just didn't contest it any further.
Maybe the NCAA filing still goes ahead, I don't know.
So a few things.Whaddaya know? The NCAA grew a backbone and a pair of cojones and called TX Techs bluff. Word is Sorsby is headed to the NFL Supplemental Draft.
The NCAA had a pair the whole time. What were they supposed to do to overcome the state court ruling, aside from ask for the appeal to be heard sooner than Feb '27?
More importantly, the fact that Sorsby is leaving TTU had nothing to do with the NCAA. It was the Big XII's legal action, only made possible by the idiot AG in Texas, that prompted Sorsby to enter the supplemental draft.
I don't think Sorsby has a serious gambling addiction. But, thanks to all this nonsense TTU came up with for his case, he's got all sorts of diagnoses from his "doctors" he has to explain away. Of course there is the "gambling addiction," but I'm reading he also got a diagnoses of panic attacks and anxiety. Absurd.
So embarrassing for TTU. Nice work Big 12
Yes, I am pleased that the Big 12 stepped up to the plate in this one. Got more respect there than I had before.I don't think Sorsby has a serious gambling addiction. But, thanks to all this nonsense TTU came up with for his case, he's got all sorts of diagnoses from his "doctors" he has to explain away. Of course there is the "gambling addiction," but I'm reading he also got a diagnoses of panic attacks and anxiety. Absurd.
So embarrassing for TTU. Nice work Big 12
Yes, I am pleased that the Big 12 stepped up to the plate in this one. Got more respect there than I had before.I don't think Sorsby has a serious gambling addiction. But, thanks to all this nonsense TTU came up with for his case, he's got all sorts of diagnoses from his "doctors" he has to explain away. Of course there is the "gambling addiction," but I'm reading he also got a diagnoses of panic attacks and anxiety. Absurd.
So embarrassing for TTU. Nice work Big 12
Sorsby wanted to stay and play, but the B12 sued to preserve / protect their (the conference’s) authority to discipline TTU if they played him. The Texas AG threatened the B12 and said any intervention on their part to punish TTU if they played Sorsby would be illegal (doubtful, at best, and litigation that would’ve been both time consuming and distracting for a US Senate hopeful). Paxton didn’t need that issue to deal with while in a bruising battle for an empty Senate seat.
The NFL Supplemental Draft filing date was looming, which created a deadline of sorts for Sorsby to stay and fight or move on. TTU was clearly tiring of the circus and advised him it was probably time to move on, in spite of the fact that his eligibility for the 2026 was quite likely to survive. Simply put, they didn’t want him all of the noise he was bringing to them, so they nudged him firmly to the door. Seeing the writing on the wall, he took the hint and was no longer and never a Red Raider.
https://twitter.com/PeteThamel/status/2069473573027065882?s=20
If the XFL was still around, he would be making a killing.
If the XFL was still around, he would be making a killing.
Canada may be an option
"You can't make someone listen to reason if they aren't willing to think"-- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
What really sucks for Sorsby is that he bet 50 grand on 1.5:1 odds that the NFL would hold a supplemental draft. 😀 😉
"You can't make someone listen to reason if they aren't willing to think"-- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
In an nterview with Rich Eisen, Coach said positive things about Sorsby. Called him a good kid that just needed to get himself on track with help. Said he was a good player, competitor, and an NFL team would be happy they got him. This was recently, after the NCAA ban and Sorsby announced for the supplemental draft, but before the NFL nix on that. He mostly volunteered that when ther were talking the state of college football and Cig said he was glad to see the NCAA step up, and Eisen clarified he meant the decision on Sorsby and gambling.
Seems pessimistic on whether the NCAA could get enough power to solve things since the courts take the powers away. Didnt even seem too confident that a full pro model would solve it.
I was surprised he interjected with some support for Sorsbys character. Although he only said good kid but praised him as a player.
When asked what he will say to those doubting that Indiana can be more than a flash in the pan and say that we cant be a regular power, Coach said - it doesnt matter what I say, weve got to prove it. Got to prove it... 😎
Says Mendozas play, toughness, and being a team guy pulled the team together. (Although IMO we had many guys like that.)
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@openwheel it was a good interview, but why would he say anything controversial on Sorsby. It’d be a major distraction.
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Yeah, I thought of that too. But he volunteered the additional info, Sorsby wasn't really the subject. I agree he wasn't about to slam him, and if he felt that, Cig would be smart enough to say nothing. But he volunteered the more positive comment.
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The CFL won't take him, per Adam Schefter
The CFL will not allow Brendan Sorsby to join its league this season. “Upholding the integrity of the league and ensuring fair competition are paramount to the CFL,” the CFL said in a statement to USA Today on Friday. “ the allegations involving Brendan Sorsby are serious and concerning. At this time, the CFL will not register a contract for him and no team will be permitted to add him to its negotiation list.”
"You can't make someone listen to reason if they aren't willing to think"-- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
I understand the whole integrity-of-the-league rationale (it's why Pete Rose never belongs in the HOF), but man this is a bit weird.The CFL won't take him, per Adam Schefter
The CFL will not allow Brendan Sorsby to join its league this season. “Upholding the integrity of the league and ensuring fair competition are paramount to the CFL,” the CFL said in a statement to USA Today on Friday. “ the allegations involving Brendan Sorsby are serious and concerning. At this time, the CFL will not register a contract for him and no team will be permitted to add him to its negotiation list.”
From all reports, this kid gambled on games but that's it. Meanwhile, the NFL drafts kids who have literally killed people, Jalen Carter, choked his pregnant girlfriend, Tyreke Hill, or--in the corrupted-the-integrity-of-the-game category--taken payments as players when that was not allowed (too many to list).
@bradstevens Sorsby also could be facing criminal charges of interstate wire fraud and underage gambling. Canada would not let him enter the country due to his record.
As far as the NFL goes, they did not ban him, they just are not holding a supplemental draft, so he has to wait until next year. Are there some shanangins there? Probably.
If he were a better QB, the NFL may have held a supplemental draft.
As far as Rose goes, he served his lifetime ban; he should be in the HOF now.
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