The NFL announced it will not hold a supplemental draft this year, effectively denying Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's attempt to skirt NCAA punishment for gambling violations by jumping immediately to the pros.
The move does what a Texas judge should have done last month: make it clear to Sorsby, and every college athlete tempted by the latest promo code, that there is no leniency when it comes to competitive integrity issues.
College athletics is an opportunity -- one that comes with not just fame, fanfare and scholarships but potentially millions in earnings.
With that comes an obligation to uphold the basic tenets of the operation -- in this case, not hitting some gambling app that makes the public question the validity of the action. And if you get caught, you can't just slither off to the NFL.