Wetzel: Brendan Sorsby is done with college sports...
Key takeaways
- Brendan Sorsby's college career should have been over the moment he acknowledged he bet some 9,000 times on sports, including about 40 on Indiana while a member of the football program.
- Except along came a Texas judge, Ken Curry, who decided to buy Sorsby's Hail Mary legal argument that he should get to play this season anyway.
- Sorsby's case centered on how he suffered from a gambling addiction and how any punishment would adversely impact his mental health.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Brendan Sorsby's college career should have been over the moment he acknowledged he bet some 9,000 times on sports, including about 40 on Indiana while a member of the football program. These were clear violations of NCAA statutes and precedents. Banishment was the appropriate punishment.
Except along came a Texas judge, Ken Curry, who decided to buy Sorsby's Hail Mary legal argument that he should get to play this season anyway.
Sorsby's case centered on how he suffered from a gambling addiction and how any punishment would adversely impact his mental health. Therefore, he deserved a restraining order to keep playing until he got his day in court ... which, of course, wouldn't occur until after he exhausted his eligibility.