Brendan Sorsby’s football career was derailed after it was revealed that the quarterback placed thousands of sports bets, including wagers on his own team while at Indiana. He was ruled ineligible by the NCAA and applied to enter the NFL supplemental draft, after which the NFL elected not to hold a supplemental draft. He was also barred from the CFL.

The messy situation escalated after Sorsby transferred from Cincinnati to Texas Tech in January and his gambling violations surfaced. In June, Sorsby was granted a preliminary injunction that prevented the NCAA from punishing him for violating its rules on sports gambling, clearing the way for him to play for Texas Tech in 2026. However, this drew major ire from the college football world, and Sorsby ultimately dropped his lawsuit against the NCAA after the Big 12 filed in federal court in an attempt to punish Sorsby and Texas Tech.

The NCAA has since launched an official inquiry into Cincinnati, probing whether athletics officials knew anything about his gambling activity during his time there. Meanwhile, Sorsby is currently out of football and is preparing for the 2027 NFL Draft.

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney recently commented on the Sorsby saga during an appearance on Outspoken With Dan Sileo. Swinney was asked if he’s concerned about the Sorsby situation and whether he thinks we’ll see types of cases like Sorsby’s more moving forward.

“I think, again, you’ve got young people, and all of a sudden there’s money, and there’s really not been much fear of consequences because there really hasn’t been any order for a while now. We’re just kinda drifting around. But it wouldn’t surprise me if we see a little bit more of that,” Swinney said.

Swinney brought up the fact that the NCAA adopted a proposal in October 2025 to allow athletes and staff to bet on professional sports, but then a month later, rescinded the previously approved rule change after the majority of Division I member schools voted against it. The reversal left in place a total ban on betting on any sport in which the NCAA sponsors a championship.

“At one point they came out, maybe a year ago, and said, hey, they’re gonna let everybody start gambling,” Swinney recalled. “And then they went uh-oh, that’s probably not a good idea, like a month later, and said we shouldn’t do that. I don’t even know if it was a month. Maybe two weeks later. And I remember, we first went like, what are we doing here?”

In today’s college sports landscape, Swinney won’t be the least bit surprised if something similar to Sorsby’s case pops up again in the future.

“Nothing surprises me anymore,” Swinney said. “But I would be shocked if there’s not other issues somewhere down the line, especially until there starts to be some consequences and some order put in place.”