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New Footage From Texas Tech Documentary Shows Brendan Sorsby Wasn't Lying About Gambling Addiction - BroBible
New footage from "The Program: Texas Tech," a four-part docuseries now streaming on Paramount+, shows former Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby detailing the severity of his gambling addiction in his own words. Sorsby became a flashpoint in college football when he fought the NCAA in court to preserve his eligibility, claiming a gambling addiction as part of his case.
Sorsby became a flashpoint in college football when he fought the NCAA in court to preserve his eligibility, claiming a gambling addiction as part of his case. Plenty of people here followed that story closely, given how much Tech fans had invested in watching him play under center. The docuseries, released Friday, puts the debate to rest in a way a courtroom filing never could.
In the series, Sorsby describes how quickly he got pulled into casino gambling after turning 18, with a casino near his hometown of Denton just up the road. That detail matters. It is not an abstract confession but a specific, recognizable pattern: a young man, a legal birthday, and a nearby casino. Sorsby talks openly about how fast the habit took hold and how deep it ran.
For Tech fans who questioned his story during the NCAA fight, the footage makes the case harder to dismiss. For anyone who has watched a friend or family member get swallowed by a gambling problem, the timeline Sorsby describes will sound familiar.
This is only what surfaced from the first look at the four-part series.
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