In the legal filing, Sorsby admitted he previously gambled on his own team, but only did so with pro-Hoosiers bets and did not specify whether any wager on Indiana or college football ever exceeded that $50 amount.
“I rationalized placing those bets as a way to feel more connected to the team, to root for my friends, and to feel like I had a real ‘stake’ in the games that I otherwise was not involved in,” Sorsby said in the affidavit.
Sorsby did say he lost most of his bets, due to 2022 Indiana not being a “strong competitor,” and all of the bets were in favor of Hoosiers sports. He also clarified he did not place bets when he was part of the dressed team, only doing so as a scout team member without knowledge of the team’s gameplan, per the Lubbock Avalanche Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.
“… I began placing small bets on the Indiana football team, typically in amounts between $5 and $50,” he wrote. “All of these bets were in support of Indiana. In other words, I placed bets on Indiana to win a game or score more than a certain number of points or for the quarterback to throw for more than a certain number of touchdowns or yards.”