Mason Weathers

MC Baseball Alum | Texas Tech

[Mason Weathers @MasonWeathers]

Until God opens a door, praise Him in the hallway

[Nate Longshore @mrlongshore]

I understand why people are uncomfortable with the Brendan Sorsby situation. Betting on sports as a college athlete is serious. Betting connected to your own team creates an obvious integrity concern. Nobody has to minimize that.

But there is another side to this that college football people should at least be honest enough to acknowledge.

When a player becomes part of your program, he becomes part of your football family. That does not mean you excuse everything. It does not mean accountability disappears. It means you do not abandon him the second the situation becomes difficult, public, or uncomfortable.

There is a difference between defending the person and defending the mistake.

Texas Tech is in an impossible spot. Deep down, they may have hoped the final ruling would remove the decision from their hands. Exhaust every option, support the player, let the process play out, and if he is ruled ineligible, accept it. That is the cleanest outcome for a program trying to balance loyalty, discipline, public pressure, and competitive integrity.

But now the court has ruled that he is legally allowed to play. That changes the structure of the decision.

If Texas Tech turns its back on him now, what message does that send to every player and family they recruit? That we will fight for you until the pressure gets too loud? That we will call you family when you are producing, but distance ourselves when standing beside you becomes inconvenient?

If I were recruiting against Texas Tech and they abandoned him after he was legally cleared to play, I would use that every time. Not because the mistake does not matter, but because trust matters. Families want to know what happens when their son is injured, struggling, accused, embarrassed, or sitting in the middle of a situation nobody wants attached to the program.

Accountability and loyalty are not opposites.

You can believe justice should be served. You can believe the integrity of the game matters. You can believe gambling violations deserve real consequence. You can also believe that a program should stand by its people through the full process, not just through the easy parts.

That is the hard part of family.

You do not only fight for your people when the optics are clean. You fight for them through the good and the bad, while still demanding accountability, treatment, discipline, and truth.

Texas Tech may not like the position it is in. Most programs would not. But once he is legally allowed to play and remains part of the Red Raider family, abandoning him strictly because of social pressure would send its own message.

And that message may be harder to overcome than the controversy itself.

[Jacob Harris @JacobHarrisSBI]

What wild 24 hours. Here are 3⃣ misconceptions/misinformation I'm seeing regarding the Brendan Sorsby case:

1. He bet on games he played in.

He did NOT bet on any games he suited up for.

While not great he bet on games while redshirting, he never bet on a game he suit up in.

2. The Judge in this case is from Lubbock.

Ken Curry is a retired Tarrant County (Fort Worth) judge that graduated from Houston and UT-Arlington. He is currently eligible to practice law and his practice is listed in Colleyville, TX (over 300 miles from Lubbock).

3. Texas Tech did something wrong.

He made all of his bets before taking a snap at Texas Tech. Cincinnati was alerted to his potential gambling activity (per ESPN).

Texas Tech declared him ineligible and will now follow the temporary injunction (like the rest of the NCAA).

[BeatinTheBookie.com®️ @BeatinTheBookie]

How old is this man? Looks 37.

[Texas Tech Football @TexasTechFB]

Highlights of 2x Biletnikoff Award winner Michael Crabtree for absolutely no reason at all.

[Cody Campbell @CodyC64]

Let’s goooo! Texas Tech got a taste this year, want more, and are building a dynasty. We are hungrier and more committed than ever before!

Each Texas Tech player will be surrounded and supported by an elite cast of teammates, a sound culture and program, a solid and stable coaching staff, the best facilities in the country, and the most passionate and committed fan base in America!

[Terrance Carter jr @carterdagoat2]

Red raiders let’s run it back 🖤

[Mason Weathers @MasonWeathers]

@Big12Conference @CFBPlayoff 🌴

[Texas Tech Football @TexasTechFB]

The Ride: Big 12 Champs

#WreckEm | @UnitedWestTexas

[Mason Weathers @MasonWeathers]

@Williermo77 See you in Miami? 👀 @snapbacksports

[Texas Tech Football @TexasTechFB]

Good to be home 🏆

[Texas Tech Football @TexasTechFB]

This is our moment.

Let's go take it.

#WreckEm | @reliantenergy

[Mason Weathers @MasonWeathers]

@TimmyKal12 Thank you! Wreck em!

[Snapback Sports @snapbacksports]

And the WINNER of the club tickets to the Big 12 Championship game is…

@MasonWeathers!

See you in Arlington, Mason 🤝

[Mason Weathers @MasonWeathers]

LETS GOOOOO! THANK YOU!!@snapback_sports

[Snapback Sports @snapbacksports]

And the WINNER of the club tickets to the Big 12 Championship game is…

@MasonWeathers!

See you in Arlington, Mason 🤝

[Mason Weathers @MasonWeathers]

Look, if we’re talking favorite dairy products, it’s BUTTER—the undisputed champ, MVP of Flavor, the GOAT of my fridge. It doesn’t just melt—it performs. Toast, popcorn, potatoes? All clutch. Milk’s benched, cheese is good, yogurt no. Butter is the franchise, the dynasty.

[Tim Kalinowski @TimmyKal12]

Better with Dairy somehow let me be in charge of giving away 2 club tickets to the Big 12 championship

[Texas Tech Football @TexasTechFB]

When you head to West Texas, saddle up...

Narrated by @brentmusburger

#WreckEm | @reliantenergy

[College GameDay @CollegeGameDay]

TEXAS TECH, ARE YOU READY?!

Next up, we're headed to Lubbock for a Big 12 showdown between @BYUfootball and @TexasTechFB‼️