Overview
- The NCAA rejected Texas Tech’s reinstatement appeal for quarterback Brendan Sorsby on Friday, marking a second internal denial after the association ruled him ineligible for admitting to extensive sports betting.
- Sorsby completed a 35‑day residential treatment program for a diagnosed gambling disorder and has publicly apologized while Texas Tech continued to press for leniency based on his treatment.
- Sorsby filed suit on May 18 asking a Lubbock County judge for a temporary injunction to allow him to play; Judge Ken Curry heard arguments June 1 and has not yet issued a ruling.
- If the court does not grant an injunction before June 22, Sorsby can enter the NFL supplemental draft, a route that would cost teams future draft picks and has drawn cautious interest from several franchises.
- The case highlights tensions between NCAA gambling rules that bar betting on college sports including one’s own team, debate over how addiction should be weighed in discipline, and immediate roster and NIL planning pressures for Texas Tech.