Over the last couple of decades, the Ohio State football program has been punished for some ridiculous rules violations. The Tattoogate scandal will go down as the dumbest bowl ban in the history of the sport. Even Chase Young was suspended for helping his girlfriend buy tickets to watch him play.
All of those issues have become even more dumb now that the Brendan Sorsby ruling has come out. With him being allowed to play, the NCAA no longer has any recourse for enforcing any rules. The Ohio State Buckeyes should no longer follow the rules if that's the case.
The Big Ten is thinking about no longer scheduling Texas Tech in any sport moving forward because of this. Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt released a statement feigning innocence in the matter that somehow will make other programs even angrier at the Red Raiders.
Kirby Hocutt's statement should anger Ohio State to lead the charge against Texas Tech
Hocutt released a statement, claiming that Texas Tech had no part in the lawsuit that Sorsby filed against the NCAA. You can read the entire statement here. In that statement, Hocutt claims that the university is just trying to support his quarterback while he battles a disease.
Gambling addiction is a real thing that can certainly take hold of people's lives. Treatment for that is certainly not a laughing matter. However, that doesn't mean that accountability doesn't need to take place. If someone drinks a lot of beer, drives on the road, and kills someone, they still have to face consequences. They can't claim that not remaining free would be a detriment to their mental health. They are held accountable for their actions.
Hocutt is not holding Sorsby accountable for his actions. His two-game suspension is a joke. The lack of care for college sports at large is why the Ohio State Buckeyes should try to lead the charge for the Big Ten to ban scheduling them. Once Tech can't schedule anyone, then they will be suffering real consequences for their actions.
The College Football Playoff Committe should take a stand for college football
The Red Raiders likely won't be good enough to compete for the national championship this season. Ohio State fans will certainly be rooting for them to get their brains beaten in, whether Sorsby plays or not. Still, the CFP Committee has a shot to take a stand, as well.
They don't have to rank Texas Tech at all. Nothing is stopping them from deciding not to put Tech in the rankings, even if they are undefeated. The athletic directors and former coaches in the room could all band together and keep them out of the postseason, which is better than what the NCAA can do.
That would be a great way for the rest of the college sports community to serve justice to the Red Raiders. Of course, a better way would be just to crush the Red Raiders and make Sorsby look like a horrible quarterback. That would give every fan base some satisfaction.
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