TribCast: Can Ted Cruz save college sports?

By Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune
June 30, 2026

Texas politics have become deeply engaged in the fight over the future of college football. In this week’s episode, the TribCast crew is joined by Ralph Russo, senior writer for The Athletic and host of The Audible podcast.

We discuss the saga of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, the influence of megadonor Cody Campbell and U.S. Ted Cruz’s proposed fix.

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This article first appeared on The Texas Tribune.