There are few things that people almost universally agree on nowadays, and that includes the sports world as well.

However, one exception appears to be gambling on year team and being able to evade just punishment as a result.

The Texas Texas/Brendan Sorsby gambling saga has captivated the college football landscape over the last week since it was announced that a Texas judge has granted Sorsby’s injunction to be able to play for the Red Raiders in 2026. The NCAA, the Big 12, and numerous athletic directors and school administrations have weighed in on the topic.

And the message has been universal: you cannot break the cardinal sin of betting on games, particularly those you played in, and remain eligible to continue to play. Sorsby is alleged to have done just that before arriving in Lubbock.

It appears you can add another Big 12 coach into the column of those opposed to Sorsby’s continued eligibility: Colorado’s Deion Sanders.

The Associated Press interviewed Sanders recently, per the AP’s Pat Graham, and Sanders invited folks to examine the situation through their own lens and see if it’s right.

Deion Sanders joins growing list of notable individuals speaking out against Texas Tech regarding Brendan Sorsby situation

“Somebody’s gambling on a sport they’re playing? You don’t think something’s wrong with that?” The Associated Press quoted Sanders as saying before the latest Sorby court ruling. “Just say that to yourself: This guy on my team is gambling on the sport, in the competition, that we’re about to go out there and have. Something’s wrong that.”

Sanders’ question is effectively rhetorical because of course it’s wrong. There’s been one overriding rule, the violation of which no sport has nor ever should tolerate, and that’s gambling on your own team.

One of the foundational pillars of sports is the belief that the results on the field are a product of hard, fair play by the contestants. You erode that foundation when you turn a blind eye to those who violated that rule and put the integrity the sport at risk. And letting such a rule breaker off the hook for the purported reason of rehabilitation while implementing a “penalty” of missing two glorified exhibition games does nothing to deter such issues in the future.

Sanders is right, just like the overwhelming majority of people who have opined on this matter. It’s too bad those at Texas Tech are failing to take his advice and do the right thing instead of dragging college sports to a dark place.