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What does college football have to do with the US Senate? [View all]
In the case of Texas, it's a big deal.
Texas Tech hotshot quarterback, Brendan Sorsby, headed for the pros, was censured by the NCAA because he was betting on his own games. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has now sued th NCAA, saying that Texas will let its college football quarterbacks bet on anything they want.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7351517/2026/06/11/texas-attorney-general-big-12-texas-tech-brendan-sorsby/?source=athletic_user_shared_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
The office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a formal letter to the Big 12 Conference on Thursday on behalf of Texas Tech University, stating any sanctions imposed by the Big 12 against Texas Tech regarding quarterback Brendan Sorsby would be considered “unlawful” and met with legal action.
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Sorsby was granted a temporary injunction by a Texas state court on Monday that reinstated his athletic eligibility for the 2026 college football season. The decision essentially overruled the NCAA, which had deemed Sorsby permanently ineligible for committing thousands of gambling violations, including betting on his own team as a member of Indiana in 2022. Sorsby will serve a two-game suspension, according to the injunction ruling by Judge Ken Curry in the 99th District Court in Lubbock County, where Texas Tech University is located.
Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, is the Republican candidate for the US Senate. He's all in favor of players betting on their own games, especially if the player is a pro football prospect who is reportedly receiving $5 million from Texas Tech to play for them. Is this what we should expect from a US Senator?
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/brendan-sorsby-granted-2026-eligibilty-texas-tech-qb-ncaa-gambling/
The Red Raiders spent handsomely over the offseason to lure Sorsby to Lubbock with a reported deal worth more than $5 million. The Corinth, Texas, native was rated the No. 2 player in the transfer portal and a five-star transfer after an All-Big 12 career at Cincinnati.
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