2026 College Football Thread

[Omaha 680]

Brendan Sorsby likely to be declared permanently intelligible for gambling. When you have placed thousands of bets online in the past couple years, check into rehab for gambling addiction, and they already know you bet on an Indiana game when you were a player there, the chances that you bet more on your own games are pretty high.

An unfortunate end to his college career but it does open up the Big 12 race a bit.

[The_Tick]

And he just turned 21. So there is going to be a big issue for some specific gambling websites that are probably going to get hammered by the Feds as well (As they should).

[wally]

Brendan Sorsby likely to be declared permanently intelligible for gambling. When you have placed thousands of bets online in the past couple years, check into rehab for gambling addiction, and they already know you bet on an Indiana game when you were a player there, the chances that you bet more on your own games are pretty high.

An unfortunate end to his college career but it does open up the Big 12 race a bit.

Isn't there now a 'Ghost Transfer' Rule that would suspend the Tech head coach for 50% of the season for allowing a transfer into the program who did not enter the portal in the official January window? Would Tech risk that for a transfer? Do they need to?

[Applejack]

Brendan Sorsby likely to be declared permanently intelligible for gambling. When you have placed thousands of bets online in the past couple years, check into rehab for gambling addiction, and they already know you bet on an Indiana game when you were a player there, the chances that you bet more on your own games are pretty high.

An unfortunate end to his college career but it does open up the Big 12 race a bit.

I haven't heard talk of permanent ineligibility. Are you just assuming this or have you seen it somewhere?

[Pelado]

I haven't heard talk of permanent ineligibility. Are you just assuming this or have you seen it somewhere?

There's apparently precedent for that - reportedly, some kid at Iowa State lost all eligibility for betting on the team even though he didn't even play in the game.

[Omaha 680]

There's apparently precedent for that - reportedly, some kid at Iowa State lost all eligibility for betting on the team even though he didn't even play in the game.

Correct. And every media person i have seen discuss it has noted that unless the NCAA does a complete about face on their policy or the reports of the extent of Sorsby's betting are wrong, sorsby will not play college football again.

The morality of college sports embracing betting platforms is dubious. But regardless of what I think is a bad cultural shift by all the leagues to force feed gambling to the masses, the leagues including college have to have a zero tolerance policy on athletes betting on their sport much less their own games.

[Omaha 680]

Cincinnati knew.

Brendan Sorsby gambling issues reached Cincinnati prior to 2025 season

Not reported in the article, but tech fans of course claiming that someone at Cincinnati dropped a dime on Sorsby. Cincinnati is still suing Sorsby for a $1 million unpaid buyout that was apparently in his Cincy NIL deal.

Tucked into the USA Today article was line that said many of the "inordinate" amount of bets were for small amounts like $1. So who knows where this ends up but it will continue to be messy for Cincy, Tech, and Sorsby before it resolves.

[Applejack]

Cincinnati knew.

Brendan Sorsby gambling issues reached Cincinnati prior to 2025 season

Not reported in the article, but tech fans of course claiming that someone at Cincinnati dropped a dime on Sorsby. Cincinnati is still suing Sorsby for a $1 million unpaid buyout that was apparently in his Cincy NIL deal.

Tucked into the USA Today article was line that said many of the "inordinate" amount of bets were for small amounts like $1. So who knows where this ends up but it will continue to be messy for Cincy, Tech, and Sorsby before it resolves.

Well, I think I speak for the board collective when I say that I hope sorsby gets the help he needs and that Texas tech has a year of mediocre qb play to go along with that 50 million dollar payroll.

[Omaha 680]

Well, I think I speak for the board collective when I say that I hope sorsby gets the help he needs and that Texas tech has a year of mediocre qb play to go along with that 50 million dollar payroll.

Agree. Although I'm sure Utah fans are relieved they don't have Tech on the schedule now, meaning you would face Will Hammond again.

[wally]

Agree. Although I'm sure Utah fans are relieved they don't have Tech on the schedule now, meaning you would face Will Hammond again.

We have all season to come up with a plan for him in the Championship game.

[Green Monstah]

We have all season to come up with a plan for him in the Championship game.

That's nice of you to gameplan for him when he's playing BYU in the CCG. Classic little bro move, though.

[Jeff Lebowski]

This will be interesting. Florida? Alabama? LSU? Good luck with that.

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[Jeff Lebowski]

Full text:

WASHINGTON — The NAACP today launched the "Out of Bounds" campaign, a national call for Black athletes, families, fans, alumni, and consumers to withhold athletic and financial support from public universities in states that have moved to limit, weaken, or erase Black voting representation in the wake of the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which gutted what was left of the Voting Rights Act. The NAACP identified eight priority states — Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Georgia — and targeted flagship public athletic programs generating more than $100 million in annual revenue that continue to recruit Black athletes while their state governments dismantle the political power of Black communities.

"What these states have done is not a policy disagreement. It is a sprint to erase Black political power," said Derrick Johnson, President & CEO, NAACP. "These actions happened in days, in some cases in hours, of a Supreme Court ruling that gives extremist lawmakers a playbook to erode Black representation. The NAACP will not watch the same institutions that depend on Black athletic prowess to fill their stadiums and their bank accounts remain silent while their states strip Black communities of their voice. Out of Bounds is our answer: we are naming the contradiction, and we are calling on Black athletes, families, fans, and consumers to act on it. The same power that built these programs can be redirected. And it will be."

The economic stakes of the campaign are significant. The flagship universities in the eight targeted states collectively generate billions of dollars in annual athletic revenue.

The "Out of Bounds" campaign focuses on one primary ask, calling on top football and basketball recruits currently being actively recruited by targeted programs to withhold their commitments until the states in question restore fair congressional maps and meaningful Black representation. The campaign also calls on current college athletes — including those who may already be enrolled at targeted programs — to consider their options, including the transfer portal, and to use their platforms and NIL reach to elevate fair maps and voting rights.

"This generation of Black athletes understands something that those who came before them were never afforded the chance to say so plainly: your talent is yours, and so is your community's political power," said Tylik McMillan, National Director, Youth and College Division, NAACP. "These are not separate issues. The state that is working to erase your grandmother's congressional district is the same state whose governor will stand on the field and celebrate your touchdown or game-winning shot. We are asking young people — recruits, current athletes, fans — to see that connection clearly and to act on it. The Out of Bounds campaign is about redirecting what has always been ours, power and perseverance."

The campaign issues calls to action across three audiences.

• Black athletes and recruits are asked to withhold commitments from targeted programs, to ask coaches and athletic directors where their universities stand on voting rights, and to visit and seriously consider HBCUs.
• Current college athletes are asked to use their platforms to elevate the issue, to ask institutional leadership for public statements opposing racial vote dilution, and to consider all available options under the transfer portal.
• Fans, alumni, donors, and consumers are asked to stop purchasing tickets, merchandise, and licensed apparel from targeted programs and to redirect that spending to HBCUs — their athletics programs, scholarship funds, NIL collectives, bands, and alumni foundations.

The Out of Bounds campaign will remain in effect until targeted states adopt state-level voting rights protections, repeal maps that dilute Black voting power, restore congressional and judicial districts that reflect the Black population's actual strength, and commit to transparent and community-centered redistricting processes. Our sentiment is clear: No Representation. No Recruitment. No Revenue.

So they are demanding that these states restore congressional boundaries based on race - something explicitly prohibited by the recent SCOTUS ruling. Huh?

Also, "seriously consider HBUs". This is funny. A kid is going to pass up millions at Texas or Georgia and jeopardize their future NFL career to make a political statement? Not bloody likely.

[Clark Addison]

It says something about me that is probably not great that when I first saw this story my first thought was “I wonder if this can help BYU sports”

[Copelius]

It says something about me that is probably not great that when I first saw this story my first thought was “I wonder if this can help BYU sports”

That was my first thought until I saw that they are encouraging dropping the SEC for HBUs. I don't think BYU qualifies as an HBU. Although 2 prophets are enshrined at the MLK chapel at Morehouse.