Overview
- Court filings released Friday show Brendan Sorsby placed roughly 2,900 wagers over four years totaling about $90,000, including at least 40 bets on Indiana football in 2022 while he was on the Hoosiers roster.
- The NCAA denied Sorsby’s reinstatement and he sued for a temporary injunction to restore his 2026 eligibility, with a Lubbock district court set to hear the injunction on June 1.
- Sorsby has acknowledged a diagnosed gambling addiction and completed a 35-day inpatient treatment program in Arizona, a fact his lawyers say should mitigate the punishment.
- Documents and the NCAA’s brief allege Sorsby used accounts in friends’ and family members’ names, transferred more than $60,000 to others to place bets, and sent about $5,000 for proxy wagers after transferring to Texas Tech.
- If the judge refuses relief Sorsby faces a June 22 deadline to seek the NFL supplemental draft, a potential loss of a multimillion-dollar NIL deal, and a wider legal test of how addiction, treatment and integrity rules intersect in college sports.