Paul Finebaum warns Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby gambling scandal is ‘tip of iceberg’

One of the biggest stories of the transfer portal this offseason was Brendan Sorsby moving to Texas Tech. Now, there is a question on if he will ever play a down for the Red Raiders as Sorsby has entered treatment for gambling addiction.

As more information is coming out about Sorsby leaving the program, Paul Finebaum has a warning about the scandal, appearing on Get Up on ESPN.

“I believe this is the tip of an iceberg,” Finebaum opened up with. “This is a story a lot of people have been waiting to happen. It was a couple of years ago that the head baseball coach at Alabama bet on games. He was fired immediately. The story went away. But this is such a big story. I called Danny Sheridan last night, the well-known sports handicapping expert. He told me 75 percent of male college students bet on sports, and more than 25 percent, according to his research, of athletes.”

Sorsby reportedly placed thousands of bets online on a variety of sports, using different gambling apps. This would have been done prior to turning 21 years old, which is the minimum legal age to place a wager in both Ohio and Indiana. Further, he reportedly placed a bet on Indiana to win a game when sitting as a redshirt freshman at Indiana. This will put his eligibility in jeopardy.

According to NCAA guidelines, “student-athletes who wager on their own games or on other sports at their own schools” face “permanent loss of collegiate eligibility in all sports.”

“This could be of epidemic proportions, and an epidemic scandal,” Finebaum continued. “Here’s the most interesting part: the NCAA has been asking for this. About a year ago, the NCAA agreed on legislation that allowed college athletes to bet on professional sports.”

The NCAA was pressured to recind the policy and did, which opened the door for this situation. Finebaum believes this will be the first of many cases to come out.

For now, Sorsby is away from the program, and Texas Tech will need to prepare to move on without him. Texas Tech opens the season September 5 against Abilene Christian.

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