Brendan Sorsby’s win in the case against the NCAA last week and his securing of eligibility for the 2026 college football season became this offseason’s biggest stories.
Sorsby was banned from playing college football after reports surfaced that he had bet on Hoosiers games while at Indiana; however, after the Texas Tech star appealed the decision in court, he got the green light.
While the NCAA can still get this decision overturned, Rich Eisen and Tom Pelissero discussed what would happen to him if he enters the supplemental draft, as well as what the future might hold if he enters the 2027 NFL Draft with everybody else.
Pelissero added that the only way the NCAA can get the decision overturned is to expedite the process before June 22, the deadline for the supplemental draft.
“It’s simply not going to have any impact on whether or not Brendan Sorsby is eligible and able to be taken by an NFL team. We’ve heard a few comments here and there. I would say the prevailing feeling among all the people that I have talked to is that if he were in the supplemental draft right now if that were held today Sorsby would be a very high if not a first pick because the talent is there because it would free up other opportunities for what you can do with your picks in 2027, in my opinion, the NFL, whenever he comes out, most likely now in the 2027 draft, we’ll be peeling back all the layers of this. But based on the teams that I’ve talked to and based on the known information, I do not anticipate if he plays like Brendan Sorsby this season, that it’s going to have much, if any, of an impact on where he’s taking in 2027.” Pelissero also said.
Analyst Calls Brendan Sorsby’s Eligibility “Sickening” After Scandalous Ruling
Kirk Herbstreit spoke about Brendan Sorsby’s gambling addiction controversy and shared that the main question he has in the midst of it all is: Who is the governing body of the sport of college football, and what power, if any, do they have?
Herbstreit highlighted how many players get around the NCAA ruling by going to their local judge, which gives them the answer they like.
“It’s sickening that if you don’t hear what you like, you can just go to your local judge and find the answer that you want. I just don’t know where this ends.” Herbstreit said.
The analysts further added that the Sorsby story reflects how the sport is spinning out of control.
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