About this episode

Chris Vannini discusses the Brendan Sorsby case and its implications for college football and the NCAA.

Chris Vannini, who covers college football for The Athletic, joins Softy and Dick Fain to talk about the Brendan Sorsby case at Texas Tech including his surprise at his ability to play after gambling on the sport, the judge influences on it all, the Big 12 conference’s positioning and fallout now plus the future of the NCAA with a government intervention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Softy, Dick Fain

Guest: Chris Vannini

Topics covered

• Brendan Sorsby case
• college football
• gambling
• NCAA future
• Big 12 conference
• government intervention

Keywords

• Brendan Sorsby
• Texas Tech
• college football
• gambling
• NCAA
• Big 12
• government intervention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic, Big 12, NCAA

Places: Texas Tech

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