Texas Tech can still win the Big 12 and reach the College Football Playoff without quarterback transfer Brendan Sorsby, whose availability this season is in doubt amid an NCAA investigation into a report thousands of bets the senior placed on an online app, including on games involving Indiana when he was a freshman reserve for the Hoosiers.
The Red Raiders did just that last season, rolling through the conference with just one loss despite missing former starting quarterback Behren Morton for all or parts of three games.
But Sorsby was acquired from Cincinnati to help Tech reach the next level after being bullied by Oregon in last season’s playoff quarterfinals at the Orange Bowl. Any extended absence dramatically weakens the Red Raiders’ chances of being more than the best team in what could be the weakest conference in the Power Four.
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