So why did quarterback Brendan Sorsby decide to enter the supplemental draft? As his agent tells it, Sorsby believed Texas Tech wanted to move on from a difficult situation.
Appearing Wednesday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, agent Ron Slavin explained Sorsby's decision to waive his remaining college football eligibility by withdrawing his lawsuit and heading to the NFL.
"It just came down to too much pressure from everybody else on Tech, and Brendan still wanted to play at Tech," Slavin said. "This wasn't Brendan Sorsby not wanting to play college football. This was Brendan Sorsby just being advised by the school that, 'I think it's time for you' — you know, we had seven days left to file for the supplemental draft and didn't know where this thing was gonna go. So, we won in court. We did our job on our side, but, for whatever reason, the world melted down like college football was ruined forever."
Although Slavin eventually pegged the decision as a 50-50 split between Sorsby and Texas Tech "just to make everybody happy," it's clear from the overall interview that Slavin (and, by extension, Sorsby) believes Tech got skittish.
"When we made the decision to hire Jeffrey Kessler, you know, he's the Harlem Globetrotters," Slavin said. "You know, he doesn't lose. And the NCAA, unfortunately, is the Washington Generals. So, you know, that's kind of how we stood on it. And we still haven't — we didn't lose. That's the thing."
Appearing Wednesday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, agent Ron Slavin explained Sorsby's decision to waive his remaining college football eligibility by withdrawing his lawsuit and heading to the NFL.
"It just came down to too much pressure from everybody else on Tech, and Brendan still wanted to play at Tech," Slavin said. "This wasn't Brendan Sorsby not wanting to play college football. This was Brendan Sorsby just being advised by the school that, 'I think it's time for you' — you know, we had seven days left to file for the supplemental draft and didn't know where this thing was gonna go. So, we won in court. We did our job on our side, but, for whatever reason, the world melted down like college football was ruined forever."
Although Slavin eventually pegged the decision as a 50-50 split between Sorsby and Texas Tech "just to make everybody happy," it's clear from the overall interview that Slavin (and, by extension, Sorsby) believes Tech got skittish.
"When we made the decision to hire Jeffrey Kessler, you know, he's the Harlem Globetrotters," Slavin said. "You know, he doesn't lose. And the NCAA, unfortunately, is the Washington Generals. So, you know, that's kind of how we stood on it. And we still haven't — we didn't lose. That's the thing."
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