Brendan Sorsby's Exit + Message Board Madness | College Football

About this episode

The episode discusses Brendan Sorsby's exit from Texas Tech and the latest trends in college football fandom.

In this college football podcast episode, we react to the latest and likely final twist in the Brendan Sorsby saga, as the now-former Texas Tech quarterback backs off his NCAA lawsuit and turns his attention toward the NFL Supplemental Draft. After weeks of legal maneuvering, Big 12 pushback, public statements and fan frustration, we try to make sense of how the situation became untenable, what it means for Texas Tech, and where the Red Raiders go from here with Will Hammond now back in the spotlight. Then, with preview season still a few weeks away, we open the window into the weirdest corners of college football fandom with help from the Message Board Geniuses (@BoardGeniuses) social feed. We dig through offseason fan brain at Texas Tech, Florida State, LSU, Washington, Oregon and beyond, touching on conference realignment fantasies, private investigator hypotheticals, Lane Kiffin’s housing situation, recruiting angst, national title expectations and one Auburn thread that probably should not have made it onto a college football podcast. Plus: a new logo is on the way, Ty’s voice is still recovering, Dan pitches an “immersive college football…

Topics covered

• Brendan Sorsby
• NFL Supplemental Draft
• Texas Tech
• Message Board Geniuses
• college football fandom
• conference realignment
• recruiting

Keywords

• Brendan Sorsby
• Texas Tech
• NFL Supplemental Draft
• Message Board Geniuses
• college football
• fan discussions
• conference realignment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Tech, NFL, Big 12, Florida State, LSU, Washington, Oregon, Auburn

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