Texas Tech Has a Brendan Sorsby Problem: & A Wild Draft Weekend
Brendan Sorsby’s gambling mess and another NFL Draft that proved quarterback evaluation is guesswork.
Tonight we go live.
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We’ll break down the biggest stories from the weekend, including the Brendan Sorsby situation, what it means for Texas Tech, and take a look at today’s Full Ride, including our discussion on why the NFL Draft once again embarrassed quarterback projections.
If you miss it live, the full show will be available afterward on:
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Texas Tech Didn’t Pay for This
College football’s pay-for-play era just met another reality check.
Pete Thamel reported that Texas Tech University quarterback Brendan Sorsby is under investigation after allegedly making thousands of dollars in wagers through a gambling app.
According to reports, some of those wagers involved Indiana University football games while Sorsby was a reserve there in 2022.
Several small bets. A cluster of activity. Now a major headache.
And let’s be honest:
Who exactly thought this wouldn’t happen?
We turned gambling into wallpaper.
Odds on every pregame show.
Promo codes every commercial break.
Apps on every phone.
Billboards on every highway.
Betting language woven into sports coverage daily.
Then when a college athlete gets caught up in it, everyone suddenly acts stunned.
This collision was inevitable.
Texas Tech’s Bigger Problem
Texas Tech reportedly spent major money to bring Sorsby over from Cincinnati.
That’s the new landscape: boosters fund quarterback movement like free agency.
Now instead of getting a starter, they may have bought uncertainty.
That has to sting.
Especially because they needed him to be great. The Red Raiders’ offense was absolute trash in last year’s CFB Playoff, despite having a top-flight defense.
And if top supporters like Cody Campbell and John Sellers helped drive the move, they cannot be thrilled watching this unfold.
Meanwhile, University of Cincinnati has to appreciate the irony.
Lose a quarterback to the highest bidder… then watch the bidder inherit the mess.
That’s college football in 2026.
Now About That NFL Draft… Everyone Was Wrong
The NFL Draft just ended, and it exposed how flimsy quarterback forecasting really is.
Exactly one year ago, Pro Football Focus released a way-too-early mock draft with six quarterbacks in Round 1.
Reality?
Only two quarterbacks went in the first round.
And even better:
Neither of those two were in the original mock.
That’s not being a little off.
That’s missing the whole board.
Quarterback Projection Carnage
Fernando Mendoza went No. 1 overall
Barely a serious first-round name a year ago.
Now the top pick.
Was he truly that good all along, or the right player in the right year?
Ty Simpson went No. 13
Another riser few saw coming.
Development changes everything.
Arch Manning was mocked No. 2
Stayed in school.
Another reminder that projecting underclass quarterbacks is often fiction.
Cade Klubnik was mocked No. 4
Actually drafted…
In the fourth round.
Garrett Nussmeier was projected No. 5
Slid to the seventh round to Kansas City.
Drew Allar was mocked No. 14 to Pittsburgh
Steelers did take him.
In the third round.
Same helmet. Different reality.
The Real Lesson
Quarterback evaluation isn’t science.
It’s timing.
Traits.
Health.
Interviews.
Coaching fit.
Team desperation.
Narrative swings.
Luck.
That’s why every April produces “shocks” that shouldn’t be shocking at all.
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