The NCAA on Friday accused Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby of placing over $90,000 in bets while playing for Indiana, Cincinnati and Texas Tech from 2022 to 2026, and of transferring money to others for bets in Texas, where sports betting is barred by a criminal statute. Sorsby is away from the team for treatment of gambling addiction and has sued the NCAA to declare him eligible.
The assertions are raised in the NCAA’s brief opposing Sorsby’s application for a temporary injunction from Judge Ana Estevez of Lubbock County (Texas) District Court. Sorsby, who reportedly landed a $5 million NIL deal to join Texas Tech as a transfer from the Bearcats, seeks a resolution before June 22, which he says is when he would need to apply to the NFL for the league to consider holding a supplemental draft in which the 22-year-old would be eligible for selection.
As Sportico has detailed, the NFL is under no obligation to hold such a draft and might have reservations about doing so for a player who is addicted to gambling.
Judge Estevez will hold a hearing at 9 a.m. local time Monday to consider Sorsby’s motion for an injunction. While she might not issue a ruling during the hearing, she could signal which way she is leaning.
