College football's gambling problem is coming to a campus near you
Right now, you could close out this story, flip over to a gambling app and vaporize your entire paycheck. You could destroy your kids’ college funds or your chances of ever owning a house. Or, if you happen to be in a position to do so, you could blast a hole in the title hopes of one of the nation’s top-ranked college football programs.
All of that, right from the betting app on your phone. No matter how much you appreciate, adore or profit from sports gambling, it’s undeniable we’ve just crossed an ominous new milestone on Monday. Brendan Sorsby, incoming quarterback for Texas Tech, potential Heisman candidate, possible 2027 NFL Draft first-rounder, is checking into a residential treatment program for gambling addiction .
Gambling has now torpedoed both Sorsby’s own immediate future and, likely, that of the preseason top-10 Red Raiders. Every sports team and league, at every level, ought to be terrified by this story. We’ve known for years how easy it is for gamblers to slide from recreational to addicted, and in turn, how easy it is for the financially vested to overlook a problem until it’s too late.
Before we get any deeper here, let’s acknowledge the obvious: good on Sorsby for taking this step. Addiction is a disease, one that requires everyone involved — the victim and their family and loved ones — to step up and meet its challenge. Sorsby is responsible for his own problems, yes, but admitting that he needs help solving them is a necessary first step.
Texas Tech deserves credit, too, for standing behind Sorsby rather than pitching him overboard, and it should continue to do so. Brendan Sorsby was to be paid millions to quarterback Texas Tech in 2026. Now, a gambling addiction will threaten the entire Red Raiders' season.
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