Brendan Sorsby ruling fits perfectly with our current ruleless America
Dear Kids,
College is not worth the debt. Make a lot of money. Know the right people.
Sincerely,
American Adults
Never has there ever been a time in America’s history where being an average American meant less, or carried with it so little weight. You don’t matter.
What applies to you does not apply to them.
On Monday morning, a retired Fort Worth judge ruled in favor of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who after serving a two-game suspension to start the 2026 season, is clear to play for the Red Raiders despite the fact that he committed one of the most egregious violations in sports.
You can’t bet on your own team. Even if Sorsby bet on his teams to win while at Indiana, the rule exists for a reason. Knowing what games Sorsby chose to bet on is a flag to the gambling community; call it The Pete Rose Rule. It’s not that Sorsby bet on the Hoosiers to win; it’s more telling when he didn’t bet on them at all.
But by now we know that rules are for suckers. Rules are for losers.
Led by our red and blue leaders in Washington, D.C., who collectively, and brazenly, skirt and dodge the laws they took an oath to uphold and maintain, Sorsby and his lawyers are following proper protocol to get your way. If you know the right people, or have enough cash, there are no consequences.
Anything happen to anyone associated with the Jeffrey Epstein scandal? How about our financial leaders who led our economy to ruin during the recession of 2007 to ‘09?
It’s always been this way to a degree, but today no one hides it. No one does anything to change it.
While the NCAA ruled against Sorsby’s appeal to be reinstated last week, the judge sided with the QB for a variety of reasons that are equal parts laughable, offensive, dumb and not surprising. The NCAA could file a temporary restraining order, but in Texas the date for that will likely be after the season, so why bother?
NCAA athletic directors, presidents, chancellors and coaches scream in unison for rules, but what they really want is cost certainty, and guidelines that apply to everybody but them.
The safest play in college sports is to violate the NCAA rule book and then just sue should the sanctioning body dare try to punish you.
Speaking of the NCAA rule book, burn it. This is the case of where a book burning is justified.
Texas Tech’s reaction to Brendan Sorsby’s case
Sorsby’s win is Texas Tech’s loss.
Sorsby is set to keep the $5 million Tech committed to paying him when he agreed to transfer from Cincinnati to Lubbock in the offseason. And when he is cleared to play his presence will be nothing but negative noise, and a constant state of distraction for head coach Joey McGuire, the team and the school.
Tech has been on such a roll, and now its QB is a guy the NCAA wants to ban. This is the type of coverage that even Jerry Jones may concede, “There is such a thing as bad press.”
According to people familiar with the situation with the Red Raiders, they did not expect this ruling. They stood by Sorsby publicly, and said the right things, but they were ready to go with backup Will Hammond, who is ahead of schedule on his recovery from an ACL injury he sustained last season. Had they known Hammond’s recovery would go this well, they would never have pursued Sorsby.
Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell, who is one of the most visible people working with colleges, conferences and legislators on empowering legislation with the NCAA, said in a statement, “This unfortunate situation is the outcome of a broken system. I’m doing everything I can to fix it, but until there is a permanent solution, Texas Tech and its student athletes have to do the best they can to navigate and compete amid the chaos that exists in the reality of world we live in.”
What should have happened to Brendan Sorsby
Once it was out that Sorsby was betting on the team he played for, he should have been kicked out by the NCAA, and a judge would have upheld the decision.
Sorsby is only 22, and he deserves every opportunity to continue with his life, while dealing with the consequences of his actions. He’s played college football at the highest level for multiple seasons; he should have put his name in the NFL’s supplemental draft, and started his pro career this summer.
No one wants to see Brendan Sorsby turn into some version of a modern day Art Schlichter. The former Ohio State QB was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1982 with the fourth overall pick, and his entire life has been destroyed because of his addiction to gambling.
Sports gambling is legal is 39 states, and we are about to see more Sorsby cases coming in the next year or so; young men who are on their phones 23 hours a day, desperate to get a fix, and or get back to zero.
Ideally, Sorsby gets the help necessary, moves on from this period, has a pro career, a nice life, and the NCAA is empowered to level a due punishment to a person who deserves it.
That is not our world.
He knew the right people. He had the money.
So Brendan Sorsby is, of course, cleared to play.
This story was originally published June 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM.
