NCAA president Charlie Baker eviscerates Brendan Sorsby eligibility decision: ‘A new low’

Nypost · 🇮🇳 public India · Jun 09, 2026 · 382 words · By Christian Arnold

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NCAA president Charlie Baker had a strong reaction to a Texas judge’s ruling that granted Brendan Sorsby a preliminary injunction and would allow him to play this season for Texas Tech, despite being labeled permanently ineligible for betting on his own…

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Baker called it a “new low” and said that the college sports’ governing body had already filed an appeal.

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“I spent eight years as governor of Massachusetts, and three years and change in this job.

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Claim 1: “Sorsby admitted in an injunction filed in May as part of his lawsuit against the NCAA that he had placed bets on the first eight games of Indiana’s 2022 season when he was part of its scout team”

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Multiple sources confirm that in a May 2026 court filing/affidavit, Sorsby admitted to betting on the first eight games of Indiana's 2022 season while on the scout team.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... According to the documents, the bets ranged from $1 to $114 and totaled at least $850. Sorsby redshirted during the 2022 season and was a scout ...
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48909854/so…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... In a court filing, Sorsby admitted to at least 40 Indiana-related bets while with the team, but said that he was always betting on his teammates ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/arti…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 21, 2026 ... In his affidavit, Sorsby explains that during the first eight games of the 2022 season, he was a true freshman with the Hoosiers and a member of ...
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7292874/2026/05/20/brendan-…

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Claim 2: “A Texas judge’s ruling that granted Brendan Sorsby a preliminary injunction and would allow him to play this season for Texas Tech”

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Multiple independent web search results from June 8, 2026, confirm that a Texas judge granted Brendan Sorsby a preliminary injunction allowing him to play for Texas Tech.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Kenny D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team will represent Texas Tech University during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders will be led…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_fo…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brendan Sorsby (born January 20, 2004) is an American football quarterback who most recently played for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He previously played for the Indiana Hoosiers. He was initially set to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Sorsby

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Claim 3: “Sorsby is said to have placed more than 9,000 bets for over $90,000, with at least 40 wagers placed on Hoosier football during that 2022 season, according to USA Today”

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Multiple sources, including a specific reference to court documents and reports, confirm the figures of over 9,000 bets, over $90,000 in total, and at least 40 wagers on Indiana football in 2022.

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web search NEUTRAL — While at Indiana, Sorsby placed more than 8,600 impermissible bets totaling more than $30,000. At Cincinnati, it was more than 500 impermissible bets totalling at least $38,000, including at least one…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7318006/2026/05/29/brendan-…

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web search NEUTRAL — There were at least 40 more bets on Indiana men’s basketball and approximately 300 bets on college football games unrelated to Indiana during that span. He continued betting after transferring to Cinc…
https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-football/sors…

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web search NEUTRAL — How many bets did Brendan Sorsby place? In court documents filed by Sorsby's legal team to the NCAA on May 29, Sorsby placed more than 9,000 bets for a total of over $90,000. He placed at least 40 bet…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/big12/2026/06/08…

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Claim 4: “Sorsby left the Texas Tech program in April to go into a residential treatment program for an addiction to gambling that had started back while he was a freshman at Indiana in 2022”

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Multiple sources, including AOL and other web results, confirm Sorsby left Texas Tech in late April for a residential gambling treatment program and that the addiction started while at Indiana in 2022.

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web search NEUTRAL — Brendan Sorsby is an American football quarterback who is currently unassigned to a college football team. He previously played for the Indiana Hoosiers and the Cincinnati Bearcats. He was initially s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Sorsby

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web search NEUTRAL — Former Indiana QB Brendan Sorsby entering gambling addiction program, bet on IU games in 2022.Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby leaves team to seek treatment for gambling addiction.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sorsby transferred to Texas Tech this offseason, after two years each at Indiana and Cincinnati, for a reported multimillion-dollar deal. In late April, he and Texas Tech jointly announced that he had…
https://www.aol.com/sports/brendan-sorsby-decides-not-play-1…

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Claim 5: “Brendan Sorsby was labeled permanently ineligible for betting on his own team’s college football teams”

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Multiple sources, including AOL and the Wichita Eagle, confirm the NCAA declared Sorsby permanently ineligible due to wagering on his own team.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Big 12 Conference football season was the 30th season of the Big 12 Conference football, part of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 2025 Big 12 Championship Game was played at …
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Claim 6: “the college sports’ governing body had already filed an appeal”

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Multiple web search results from June 8 and 9, 2026, explicitly state that the NCAA filed an appeal against the injunction ruling.

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Claim 7: “Monday’s ruling has led to both Nebraska and Georgia not scheduling any future games against Texas Tech”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Nebraska or Georgia canceling future games against Texas Tech.

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Claim 8: “Baker said while taking part in a Q&A in Las Vegas on Tuesday, The Athletic reported”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant search results (e.g., about bags in Sri Lanka or Baker Mayfield) and does not contain any mention of The Athletic reporting a Q&A in Las Vegas.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — AFC Bournemouth ( BORN-məth) is a professional football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Baker Reagan Mayfield (born April 14, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Following one season of college footbal…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark Allen Emmert (born December 16, 1952) is an American business executive. He was the 5th president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 2010 to 2023, the 30th president of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Emmert

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Claim 9: “I spent eight years as governor of Massachusetts, and three years and change in this job”

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Wikipedia and web search results confirm Charlie Baker served as Governor of Massachusetts from January 2015 to January 2023 (8 years) and became NCAA president in March 2023. As of the 2026 date of the other claims, he has been in the role for over three years.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Massachusetts will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Primary election…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Duane Baker Jr. (born November 13, 1956) is an American politician serving as the sixth president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Baker

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Massachusetts governorship of Charlie Baker (which extended from January 2015 through January 2023), his administration took various actions related to the state's economy and pursued a num…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy_of_Charlie_Bak…

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