Quarterback Brendan Sorsby, the top player available in college football's transfer portal, on Sunday committed to Texas Tech, joining a Red Raiders program fresh off of its first-ever College Football Playoff appearance. And Sorsby will reportedly be paid not just like the best player available in the transfer portal, but akin to a first-round NFL draft pick.
Sources told Pete Thamel of ESPN that Sorsby's NIL deal was expected to be in the range of $5 million, a number that Front Office Sports also reported in conjunction with Sorsby. While it's entirely possible that Sorsby, who was also courted by the deep-pocketed LSU Tigers, will earn more than $5 million, it's at least a realistic projection in this case, given that the Red Raiders just last year invested $7 million in its defensive line.
