Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has been dealt a monumental blow in his fight for eligibility following an NCAA investigation into his gambling activity.
It was revealed on Tuesday that the NCAA had denied the signal caller’s request for reinstatement for the 2026 season, despite completing a 35-day in-patient rehab.
According to The Athletic, the Red Raiders star is expected to appeal the decision, having filed a separate lawsuit seeking a temporary injunction for the 2026 season.
Sorsby checked himself into a residential rehab facility for gambling addiction in April, deciding to seek help after he was found to have made thousands of online bets across a variety of sports.
As a result, the NCAA had investigated his betting history due to the fact it strictly prohibits its athletes from wagering money on both collegiate and professional sports.
The NCAA’s investigation centered on whether he placed bets while on Indiana’s roster in 2022, which could lead to the permanent loss of his college eligibility.
The NCAA has denied Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby’s request for reinstatement for eligibility for the 2026 season following an investigation into his gambling activity
The signal caller redshirted for Indiana that season but did play one game. The bets were on Indiana to win but none were placed on games he appeared in.
‘All of these bets were in support of Indiana,’ Sorsby wrote in an affidavit in the lawsuit.
‘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.’
The Texas Tech star’s attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, had argued that Sorsby’s gambling addiction is a clinically diagnosed disorder, recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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