Revenge of the Birds
So, a month ago, we here at Revenge of the Birds were reporting on the NCAA shooting down QB Brendan Sorsby’s request to remain in college one more year. He had spent four years in college at two different programs and had just transferred back into his home state to suit up for Texas Tech.
He then applied for an injunction in court to allow him to play this season despite recently losing his appeal to the NCAA. That hearing was held on June 1, and on Monday, June 8, the judge issued his findings and ordered a temporary injunction for Sorsby to become eligible for the 2026 season, with a two-game suspension. He is projected as one of the top quarterbacks in the country next season and has an NIL evaluation of $5 million.
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The NCAA filed an appeal on the same day.
The reaction from the sports world on just how little Sorsby was punished for betting over 9,000 times was not good.
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips told ESPN the ruling represents a “horrendous pattern.” Florida AD Scott Stricklin said he was “stunned.” TCU coach Sonny Dykes: “How is anyone ever going to trust the outcome of a game again?” Nebraska AD Troy Dannen has instructed his school’s teams are also not allowed to schedule Texas Tech. TCU athletic director Mike Buddie and Kansas State AD Gene Taylor both are leaning the same way.
The Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, stated, “The ramifications of today’s ruling are significant and could have broad impacts across college athletics.” Utah athletic director Mark Harlan said, “We must have a definitive path forward that preserves the most basic tenets of competitive integrity in our industry.”
These Sorsby articles are suddenly stacking up on top of each other. But the only reason we at ROTB are bringing this to the Cardinals fanbase is that there is a possibility that Arizona’s brass may be interested in him as a future roster member. Now, has anyone from the Cardinals front office told us this? Do we suddenly have “a source” who is talking about the team’s needs? Are we on speed dial with new head coach Mike LaFleur?
No, no, and hell no.
Simply put, Sorsby is a very talented quarterback. He is an awesome runner, as LaFleur’s offense does feature a heavy running attack, and Sorsby would add to this aspect. Our media attention doesn’t want to omit him as a possibility just because the Cardinals have four QBs on the roster. Besides, the team has Kedon Slovis who is just 25 years old, and the franchise just drafted a guy in the third round, so why would they need yet another young buck?
And currently, the Cardinals own the #3 slot in each round, which means their competition for Sorsby would only be two other clubs. The Las Vegas Raiders just landed their QB of the future with the #1 overall...
