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Texas Tech drew quite a bit of ire from the wider college football world over its handling of the Brendan Sorsby situation this offseason.
The transfer quarterback addition was ruled permanently ineligible after he admitted to placing more than $90,000 in sports bets, including wagers on his own team during his time at Indiana. He later sued the NCAA and received an injunction to play this fall.
The Red Raiders initially supported Sorsby's efforts, but as the Big 12 threatened legal action against the school, Sorsby ultimately left the program and withdrew his lawsuit. Speaking to CBS Sports' Richard Johnson at Big 12 media days this week, coach Joey McGuire said he may have acted differently had he been able to foresee the response to the Sorsby saga.
"If I would have been able to have a crystal ball and see in the future, as far as would they have had a supplemental draft, I would have probably said (earlier), 'Brendan, let's don't do this. Go to the supplemental draft,'" McGuire said.
McGuire acknowledged that the backlash from other universities in the Big 12 was stronger than expected, and he also said Texas Tech likely wouldn't have added Sorsby in the first place were it not for the fact that Will Hammond, a backup who started two games last season, was recovering from a torn ACL.
"I would have brought in a vet, just because that's such a young room, you know, I would, we would have done that, but the whole point of bringing in Brendan, it was, whenever in this day and age, whenever you have the amount of money invested in a roster, you've got to make sure that you're protecting that money from the standpoint of how are they going to come back from the injury, you're hoping that they come back 100% and ready to roll, but you never know, because different people respond to different injuries," McGuire said.
Hammond was expected to miss the start of the 2026 season, but McGuire provided some hope that he could be ready to start by Week 1 at media days.
It looked like Texas Tech was going to be the centerpiece of the biggest story this offseason in college football, but it seems at least McGuire is glad to have the saga behind the program.
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The transfer quarterback addition was ruled permanently ineligible after he admitted to placing more than $90,000 in sports bets, including wagers on his own team during his time at Indiana. He later sued the NCAA and received an injunction to play this fall.
The Red Raiders initially supported Sorsby's efforts, but as the Big 12 threatened legal action against the school, Sorsby ultimately left the program and withdrew his lawsuit. Speaking to CBS Sports' Richard Johnson at Big 12 media days this week, coach Joey McGuire said he may have acted differently had he been able to foresee the response to the Sorsby saga.
"If I would have been able to have a crystal ball and see in the future, as far as would they have had a supplemental draft, I would have probably said (earlier), 'Brendan, let's don't do this. Go to the supplemental draft,'" McGuire said.
McGuire acknowledged that the backlash from other universities in the Big 12 was stronger than expected, and he also said Texas Tech likely wouldn't have added Sorsby in the first place were it not for the fact that Will Hammond, a backup who started two games last season, was recovering from a torn ACL.
"I would have brought in a vet, just because that's such a young room, you know, I would, we would have done that, but the whole point of bringing in Brendan, it was, whenever in this day and age, whenever you have the amount of money invested in a roster, you've got to make sure that you're protecting that money from the standpoint of how are they going to come back from the injury, you're hoping that they come back 100% and ready to roll, but you never know, because different people respond to different injuries," McGuire said.
Hammond was expected to miss the start of the 2026 season, but McGuire provided some hope that he could be ready to start by Week 1 at media days.
It looked like Texas Tech was going to be the centerpiece of the biggest story this offseason in college football, but it seems at least McGuire is glad to have the saga behind the program.
Contact/Follow @College_Wire on X and @College_Wires on Threads. Like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of college sports news, notes, and opinions.
This article originally appeared on College Sports Wire: Texas Tech's Joey McGuire expresses regret over Brendan Sorsby saga
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