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Texas Tech's Self-Congratulatory Sorsby Campaign Is Absurd

16 min · 9. Juli 2026
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Texas Tech is acting like it just stormed the beaches of Normandy because quarterback Brendan Sorsby was ruled eligible by a Texas court. On this episode, Garrett Searight is absolutely apoplectic over what he sees as shameless grandstanding from the Red Raiders. He's yelling. He's screaming. He's mad. Really mad. Garrett breaks down why Texas Tech's public posture in the Sorsby case feels disingenuous, why the school is trying to claim credit for a fight that was always bigger than one program, and how the reaction says everything about the current state of college athletics. If you're tired of schools turning every legal victory into a marketing campaign, this episode is for you.

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