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Brendan Sorsby wins vs NCAA: 'As disastrous a ruling as there has ever been in modern sports'
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Brendan Sorsby will be able to play for Texas Tech after all.
A judge in Lubbock County ruled in favor of the Red Raiders quarterback's injunction against the NCAA on Monday, June 8, making him eligible to play college football this upcoming season after he was under investigation by the NCAA for a gambling addiction.
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He'll be suspended for Texas Tech's first two games against Abilene Christian (Saturday, Sept. 5) and Oregon State (Saturday, Sept. 12).
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The ruling of Sorbsy becoming eligible is a monumental shift for the state of college athletics, as the NCAA prohibits student-athletes and athletics department staff members from placing bets on collegiate athletics and professional sports.
"The NCAA strongly disagrees with the court's ruling in Sorsby's case and is deeply concerned about the damaging, far-reaching and broadly destabilizing ramifications of the outcome — which undermines and corrupts the integrity of sports," the NCAA wrote.
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The NCAA wasn't the only one to hold back from offering its opinion and thoughts on Monday's ruling. In fact, reactions quickly began to pile up on social media in the seconds after the ruling was made official and posted — and they continue to grow by the second.
Social media reactions to Brendan Sorbsy becoming eligible at Texas Tech amid gambling addiction
Here's a snippet of reactions on social media in response to Sorbsy becoming eligible:
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brendan Sorsby beat NCAA in court. Reaction to shocking decision
