What Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby’s latest case update could mean for the Red Raiders football team
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Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby got an update that could easily be seen as a negative one on Wednesday. As On3’s Peter Nakos confirmed, proud TTU alum Phillip J. Hays has recused himself as the judge presiding over Sorsby’s gambling case.
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Sorsby, as much of the College Football world knows by now, bet on his own team’s games as a freshman with the Indiana Hoosiers. It’s unclear if he did it with the Cincinnati Bearcats, but players typically get banned from placing wagers on anything at all, let alone over 22,000 bets from 2022 to 2025. Not to mention, Cincinnati’s lawsuit over a $1 million exit fee feels like an important piece of the puzzle here.
While Sorsby’s future once looked like it’d include suiting up for the Red Raiders this fall, Hays’ recusal feels like the end of the line for Texas Tech’s reported $6.5 million NIL/rev-share investment.
Brendan Sorsby probably isn’t coming back to Texas Tech
A viral photo of Hays and Raider Red made the rounds on social media, which increased confidence that this case was going to go in Sorsby’s favor. Now that he’s recused himself, it seems like Hays doesn’t want to be the one who breaks Texas Tech’s fanbase’s heart and be the guy to rule against Sorsby’s eligibility.
Perhaps there’s an alternate reality where TTU is simply doing damage control by having a non-alumni judge rule in favor of Sorsby. That feels hopelessly optimistic, though. Insiders are bearish, with On3’s Jake Crain saying, “Dear Texas Tech fans: Don’t get your hopes up with Sorsby. Looks like it’s cooked … Pretty sure most of you all know that but I’m seeing some hope on social media.”
Sorsby’s going to be the future feature of an ESPN 30 for 30. It just won’t be for anything he ever does in Lubbock, though, because of all the bets he placed in Bloomington, Cincinnati, and everywhere in between.
What that means for TTU’s books is a great question. It’s unlikely the team will be paying out the terms of a contract that Sorsby likely violated with these gambling findings. For Sorsby, the NFL could be next, though he’d be joining a team in the midst of training camp with the supplemental draft and be a step behind.
The Red Raiders may have been historically burned here. Hays might not want to be the one with the branding iron in hand.