Exiled from the NFL and CFL following gambling scandals, Brendan Sorsby’s football career is stalling. Joey McGuire should now offer the embattled athlete a unique path toward redemption.
FRISCO - Big 12 Media Day is scheduled for July 7 here in Frisco at Dallas Cowboys headquarters at The Star.
Coach Joey McGuire will lead a handful of Red Raiders into the room to talk about the the roster, the schedule and the College Football Playoffs.
What McGuire won't be "leading'' into the room on that day will be the guy surely destined to be most-talked about ...
But maybe Texas Tech can "lead'' that guy in another way.
Former Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby just crashed into another 2026 roadblock, as the Canadian Football League - essentially following the lead of the NFL - announced that it will not allow its teams to add him to their rosters.
Sorsby was already denied an opportunity to join the NFL through a supplemental draft, a decision tied to his "gambling addiction.''
From the CFL: "Upholding the integrity of the league and ensuring fair competition are paramount to the CFL. The allegations involving Brendan Sorsby are serious and concerning," wrote the league in the aforementioned statement.
"At this time, the CFL will not register a contract for him, and no team will be permitted to add him to its negotiation list."
This decision is the latest in a long string of moves that prevent Sorsby from suiting up again in the foreseeable future after rescinding his lawsuit that granted him an injunction to play his final season with the Red Raiders.
While Sorsby had the chance in theory to play this upcoming collegiate year, the backlash levied upon him and Texas Tech in the wake of the judge's choice to grant the injunction made it seem almost certain that he would not be able to play for the Red Raiders.
This came to a boiling point when Big 12 officials met to discuss potential sanctions against the program, including a possible ban from the league's championship game, which finally led Texas Tech and Sorsby to mutually cut ties.
So the NFL doesn't want him.
And the CFL doesn't want him.
And the NCAA doesn't want him.
Which leads me to an idea.
I have for months championed the sincerity and leadership of McGuire. I can speak from personal experience how much he cares about his players, his coaches, and people in general.
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Maybe right now is the time for the entire Texas Tech community to band together to prove me right.
Sorsby has conceded that he has a gambling problem and that he is seeking help there. On the one hand, maybe he should return to his family and friends in DFW and lay low for a time.
Or ...
Given the fact that the NCAA has chosen to make an example of Tech, maybe Lubbock should embrace Sorsby.
No, not as a student/athlete football player.
Just as a student.
I believe he'll eventually play in the pros; maybe the UFL will come calling in a way that smooths his path to the NFL.
But for now? Sorsby is 22, surely feels overwhelmed by being in the eye of this tornado, and needs help ... maybe in a variety of ways.
I'd like to see the school establish that while football is important in Lubbock, there are other priorities, too. Inviting Brendan Sorsby to attend classes - along with getting couseling for his addiction - would go a long way toward proving that.
