Overview
- Attorneys for Brendan Sorsby and the NCAA argued in a two-hour hearing in Lubbock on Monday and the judge gave no immediate ruling as Sorsby seeks a temporary injunction to pause the NCAA's permanent‑ineligibility finding.
- Court filings allege roughly 2,900 wagers totaling about $90,000 during Sorsby's college career, including at least 40 bets on Indiana football while he was on that team's roster and transfers of funds to proxy accounts.
- The NCAA urged the court to uphold permanent ineligibility under its rules because the volume of bets included wagers placed while Sorsby was a member of a team, which the association says triggers an automatic ban.
- Sorsby has taken an indefinite leave to complete residential treatment for a diagnosed gambling addiction, Texas Tech has appealed the NCAA denial of reinstatement, and his lawyer asked the judge for a decision by June 15.
- A ruling in the coming weeks could either let Sorsby play in 2026 and protect reported NIL arrangements or leave him to enter the NFL supplemental draft before the June 22 paperwork deadline, and it may test how courts weigh addiction and player welfare against strict NCAA betting rules.