What Happened to Texas Tech’s Star QB?

A rising Texas football star is now the latest example of what happens when government partners with the predatory gambling industry.

Brendan Sorsby, a North Texas native and newly transferred Texas Tech quarterback, recently stepped away from football and entered residential treatment for severe online sports betting addiction after reports surfaced of thousands of wagers placed across multiple betting platforms.

Just months ago, Sorsby was viewed as one of the most promising quarterbacks in college football.

After throwing for nearly 2,800 yards and 27 touchdowns at Cincinnati, he reportedly signed a $5 million NIL deal to return home and play for Texas Tech.

Now, instead of preparing for a championship run, his future is uncertain. And sadly, this is exactly what the predatory gambling industry produces.

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In reality, they’ve created a system designed to fuel addiction through nonstop advertising, push notifications, and instant-access betting apps targeted directly at young people.

Texas lawmakers are now facing pressure to legalize online sports betting here at home. The predatory gambling lobby is spending hundreds of millions trying to convince Texans that this industry is harmless entertainment.

It isn’t.

This is “taxation by exploitation.” Governments are using addiction and financial destruction to pad their budgets instead of addressing wasteful spending and runaway growth.

That’s why Texans for Fiscal Responsibility launched the Texas Anti-Predatory Gambling Alliance (TAPGA): to stop predatory gambling before it takes root in Texas.

TAPGA’s mission is to oppose the expansion of online sports betting and casinos and hold lawmakers accountable for enabling predatory industries.

The gambling lobby has deep pockets. In fact, they’ve already spent hundreds of milions of dollars in Texas.

But we have supporters like you on our side.