What started as a monumental moment for the Red Raiders' College Football Playoff hopes as the fallout turned into backlash — after a judge granted quarterback Brendan Sorsby an injunction allowing him to play this season — quickly created a public relations nightmare.Everything came to a head on Wednesday, as Joey McGuire spoke at a booster event in Houston, Texas, while booster and board of regents member Cody Campbell appeared on the Dan Dakich show to discuss the ongoing saga around Brendan Sorsby.TEXAS TECH MEGABOOSTER CLAIMS BIG 12 RIVALS WANT TO BOYCOTT GAMES BECAUSE THEY FEAR BRENDAN SORSBYIt was almost as if the pair exchanged talking points before each appearance, trying to present different scenarios that have taken place around college athletics that were used as reasoning behind their stance on the school standing behind Sorsby.If there ever was a time to just stand down, for at least a week, the perfect opportunity would’ve been this news cycle.I'd imagine the folks pushing the 'Protect College Sports Act' were wondering aloud why the attention has shifted from their landmark legislation to a quarterback in Lubbock, Texas.Quarterback Brendan Sorsby of the Cincinnati Bearcats speaks with the media during Big 12 Media Days at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on July 8, 2025.
(Stacy Revere/Getty Images)But, even with good intentions from a stand-up coach who carries a lot of respect across college athletics, Joey McGuire did not help himself garner public support for sticking beside his quarterback."Brendan Sorsby is recovering from an addiction.He's recovering," McGuire started.
"I've sit down with this man multiple times and the things he's going through, and what he's been through, is serious.As a society, we've been OK with other things that happens in allowing players to play and this has been the one thing that has united people that were against."It's crazy, because it's not murder, it's not beating somebody.
So, there's a lot...