Pardon My Take

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Caleb Williams, Joel Klatt, USMNT Loses To Turkey, National Sports Podcast Rapid Fire, Mt Rushmore Of Household Appliances + Fyre Fest Of The Week

Explore episode Jun 26, 2026

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Joel Klatt Interview

At 1:53:23 · chapter starts 1:33:55

Big Cat introduces the Brennan Sorsby situation — the Texas Tech QB who was briefly reinstated by a local judge after a gambling suspension — and Klatt does not hold back. He calls it a total disaster, noting it violated one of sports' longest-standing rules (going back to Shoeless Joe and Pete Rose) and that local judges giving favorable rulings to local teams destroys any semblance of rule enforcement. Crucially, Klatt argues this wasn't uniquely Texas Tech — he believes most programs would act similarly when their own interests are threatened. The silver lining: the chaos has accelerated a Senate bill that could grant antitrust protection to college sports enforcement bodies. Without that protection, Klatt argues, any enforcement entity is toothless. He goes further: he personally believes college football needs to collectively bargain with players, and without a CBA, legal challenges will continue indefinitely. PFT agrees, calling any legislative fix without a CBA mere window dressing.

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