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Texas Tech’s Brendan Sorsby Sues NCAA to Restore 2026 Eligibility

The case tests the NCAA’s gambling rules with a court decision needed before the NFL’s June 22 supplemental-draft cutoff.

Overview

  • Sorsby, which filed Monday, asked a Lubbock judge for an injunction to let him practice and play in 2026 and requested a hearing by June 15.
  • Texas Tech declared him ineligible and said it will file for NCAA reinstatement, while the NCAA said late Monday it had not received a reinstatement request.
  • In his filing, Sorsby acknowledged placing small bets on Indiana in 2022 and said he has been in residential treatment since April 27 for a clinically diagnosed gambling addiction.
  • Sorsby hired attorney Jeffrey Kessler and seeks a fast ruling to keep open the NFL supplemental draft option on June 22, which requires league approval and forces teams to give up a future pick.
  • NCAA rules say betting on one’s own team can trigger a permanent loss of eligibility, a risk that underpins Sorsby’s push for leniency and heightens stakes for Texas Tech’s multimillion-dollar NIL investment.