'Mahomes Might Be Playing!' Steve Sarkisian Calls Out Texas Tech, Sorsby

It was the news that dominated all the headlines in college football after Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby was granted a temporary injunction following violations of the NCAA's gambling policies.

With everyone else in the sport sharing their thoughts, it was only a matter of time before Longhorns' head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke on the situation, especially after the tension between the two programs earlier this offseason over scheduling and a potential Week 1 matchup.

Sarkisian did not directly comment on Sorsby himself nor the underlying elements that led up to the controversy, but made a stinging remark on the nature of legal presence in college athletics nowadays with a particular jab focused on the Red Raiders.

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"The way these injunctions are going, Pat Mahomes might be playing quarterback for Texas Tech again before Joey's done," quipped Sarkisian during an appearance on Up & Adams with Kay Adams.

In the avalanche of outrage directed at Texas Tech, it was a relatively tame comment by Sark, but one that still articulated how exactly he felt about the idea of Sorsby earning his way back onto the field through the courtroom.

Granted, Sorsby is not the only athlete to go this route and Texas Tech is not the only program that had the chance to benefit from a ruling that opposed the NCAA.

Given the Red Raiders time in the spotlight and the bad blood the pair, however, it is understandable why they were the on the receiving end of his remarks.

In another stunning development to the case, the injunction opposed to proved to be meaningless after Sorsby made the shocking choice to withdraw his lawsuit and enter the supplemental NFL Draft.

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While Sorsby will not play for Texas Tech after all, Sark's concerns with the greater effect of legal interference has in the newest era of college sports are still very much alive.

Obviously, he was embellishing a bit, as Mahomes will not actually suit up again for Texas Tech and there is no evidence to show that it could even happen.

Despite these exaggerations, there is arguably not much preventing college football from turning into a free-for-all, which was evidenced not just by Sorsby but by the numerous other instances of the NCAA failing time and time again to enforce its guidelines.

Sarkisian's comments could be written off as a simple roast at the expense of one the nagging thorns in the side of the Longhorns this year. But there is a glaring commentary on the nature of the sport hidden within that goes far beyond whatever feud exists with the Red Raiders.