Iowa football fans react to Brendan Sorsby eligibility ruling

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The Brendan Sorsby saga took another turn on Monday.

Sorsby, Texas Tech's transfer quarterback, has been under fire since admitting he's placed over 9,000 sports bets over the past four years. Those bets included Hoosier football games while he was on the Indiana roster. After transferring to the Red Raiders from Cincinnati this offseason, he was ruled ineligible by the NCAA for gambling.

It's been a messy, back-and-forth affair as Sorsby's fought for his eligibility. And on Monday, news broke that shook the college football world.

Sorsby received an injunction from a judge in Lubbock, Texas (where Texas Tech's campus is located) that grants him eligibility for the 2026 season. As of now, he'll be able to suit up for all of next season's games after serving a two-game suspension.

That news riled up a lot of fans, including the Iowa faithful. The Hawkeyes dealt with a gambling situation a few years ago. Defensive lineman Noah Shannon admitted to placing one bet on the Iowa women's basketball team during their 2023 NCAA Tournament run. The NCAA ruled him ineligible for his senior season. He missed out on one more season with his teammates and a potential NFL career for placing bets on a team he had no affiliation with.

Contrasting that with the Sorsby situation had a lot of Iowa fans heated on social media. Here are some of the best reactions.

Iowa fans react to Brendan Sorsby's eligibility ruling​

Noah Shannon didn’t bet on his own team’s games and was villainized while being suspended his entire final season of eligibility. Shannon likely would have gotten a ton more experience, knowledge and film for a potential NFL career. This Sorsby situation sucks for the sport.

— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) June 8, 2026

As the Brendan Sorsby news settles, here's your reminder that Iowa saw the NCAA suspend starting DT Noah Shannon for a full year for a bet on an entirely different sport.

The precedent was already set. Makes no sense to bend the rules for this case. https://t.co/q5n3COHXhS

— Riley Donald (@rileydonald7) June 8, 2026

Noah Shannon:
-Placed 1 bet for $10 on a women’s basketball game.
-Turned himself in.
-NCAA banned him for the season and ended his career

Brendan Sorsby:
-Over 2,000 bets placed.
-$90,000 in bets.
-Found eligible to play.

Make it make sense… pic.twitter.com/e55F1656WX

— HAWK_GUYS (@HAWK_GUYS) June 8, 2026

Imagine being one of the Cyclones or Hawkeyes with far less egregious wagering who were never able to play NCAA football again. https://t.co/lIpfCzGoJe

— Keith Murphy (@KeithMurphy) June 8, 2026

You don’t get to play the morality card after what you did to Noah Shannon. https://t.co/MboWW9PowC

— William (@SelfHighFive181) June 8, 2026

So let me get this straight.

Brendan Sorsby bet on his own team and openly admitted to having a gambling addiction. He gets to play college football.

Noah Shannon didn't bet on his own team but still lost his entire senior season and a chance at the NFL.

Ridiculous. https://t.co/8IjuxyolZ1

— Brad Schultz (@BradMSchultz) June 8, 2026

I’d be so pissed if I were Noah Shannon. So little makes sense these days. https://t.co/A6h4DSE3aa

— Pat Harty (@PatHarty) June 8, 2026

This is obscene. Noah Shannon was banished from his final season at Iowa and undrafted because of a $20 bet on the Iowa Womens' Basketball team in their NCAA championship game. What a cesspool. https://t.co/YQRhnqstvu

— Kristin Schultz (@inkstirs) June 8, 2026

I will be perfectly fine if some of the NIL money goes to Noah Shannon’s lawsuit fund against the NCAA

— Hawkeye Insano (@HawkeyeInsano) June 8, 2026

So Noah Shannon loses his final year of eligibility (which ruin his chances of going to the NFL) for a few bets on the women’s basketball team, but Brendan Sorsby bets 90 THOUSAND DOLLARS on his own teams and misses two games? Got it https://t.co/1ugYT4SeRj

— Hawkeye Phil (@sadhawkeyefan) June 8, 2026

I don’t know if it’s the NCAA, a judge or his lawyer, but Noah Shannon should get to pie multiple people in the face. And Kirk should get to follow it up with a slap upside the head.

Kid got hosed.

— S. (@karlybird23) June 8, 2026

Noah Shannon and Kirk Ferentz seeing this https://t.co/yhRjgAJchGpic.twitter.com/5eow9Iuq9C

— Brett Decker (@duhwolf) June 8, 2026

Noah Shannon, Iowa, and Iowa State are going to own every asset the NCAA has after they get done suing them. I wonder what they're going to do with all of this extra money... #Hawkeyes

— FDTerritory (@FDTerritory) June 8, 2026

And three $5 bets on Iowa Football got me BANNED??? https://t.co/ZKbrgTRzEA

— Nelson Brands (@nelson_brands) June 8, 2026

There are Iowa players that bet on games and sports they WERENT involved in at all and were banned

Noah Shannon placed a bet on Iowa women’s basketball and was banned https://t.co/wdfz6vUTSw

— Hawkeye Recruiting (@Iowa_Recruiting) June 8, 2026

Justice for Noah Shannon

— Timothy Jenson (@Festavus58) June 8, 2026

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