Ohio State Buckeyes beat reporter Stephen Means of Cleveland.com sees parallels between Monday’s ruling that allows Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play in 2026 and the fallout of TTUN’s Connor Stalions sign-stealing scandal.
Sorsby was reinstated after being granted an injunction in his ongoing lawsuit against the NCAA. He will be suspended for Texas Tech’s first two games of the season after being found to have placed thousands of bets during his career with the Indiana Hoosiers and Cincinnati Bearcats from 2022 to 2025.
Sorsby even had out-of-state confidants who placed bets on his behalf once he arrived in Lubbock. For that behavior, he is missing a home game against the Abilene Christian Wildcats and a road contest in Corvallis to face the Oregon State Beavers. This is to say, Sorsby and TTU got a slap on the wrist…