Over the last few weeks, it has become clear that the Ohio State football program should ignore all NCAA rules. After a ridiculous ruling that granted Brendan Sorsby eligibility this season, despite the fact that he bet on thousands of games in various sports, the Buckeyes should just go rogue.
Texas Tech was supporting Sorsby in his attempt to get eligibility. In particular, Cody Campbell, who is the chairman of the Board of Regents at Tech, has been vocal about this pursuit. Sorsby getting eligibility prompted the Big Ten to have a meeting about not scheduling Texas Tech in any sport moving forward.
While there was no edict given out, it was clear that the Red Raiders were getting pressure. Now, Sorsby has decided to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft, and he will not be playing college football. Campbell's statement on that is just as absurd as the ruling giving him eligibility.
Ohio State fans will continue to dislike Texas Tech this season after Cody Campbell's statement
Campbell released a fairly long statement on Sorsby leaving Texas Tech. In the statement, he claims that Tech did nothing wrong.
"The bottom line is that Texas Tech did absolutely nothing but act with integrity throughout the entire process. We broke no rules, no laws, and crossed no ethical lines."
Crossed no ethical lines? They were ready to play a kid who had bet on his own team around 90 times! The golden rule is that you can never bet on your own team. Yet, Tech was ready to ignore that rule because they thought Sorsby could win them more games than Will Hammond.
Campbell seems to be a guy who only cares about winning football games at any cost. It's the kind of mentality that has earned Texas Tech hatred from all over the country, including from fans of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Even though Sorsby won't be playing for the Red Raiders, you can bet fans want to still watch them lose.
Ohio State should still skirt the rules as much as possible
Even with Sorsby no longer playing for Texas Tech, the Buckeyes should still not follow any rules. The NCAA still can't enforce any rules that they have on its books. Ohio State should still look to do whatever it takes to get recruits, pay as much as possible in NIL, and do anything they can to be the best possible team.
Until a bill is passed in Congress, things will continue to be the Wild West in college sports. That is especially true in college football. The Buckeyes likely won't do that, as Ryan Day has gone out of his way to actually be more compliant with the new rules than other programs across the country.
This long national nightmare is over for college football fans. What did it gain Texas Tech? Absolutely nothing. In fact, it will actually earn them a lot of haters for quite a while. It remains unclear if schools will still cancel future matchups with the Red Raiders; the damage that has already been done is irreparable.
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