Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s college football is coming to an end.
On Monday night, the Red Raiders football coaching staff informed members of the program that Sorsby will not be returning to the team this season, Texas Tech board chairman Cody Campbell confirmed in a statement. He will instead apply for the NFL Supplemental Draft, with a deadline of June 22.
Sorsby’s attorney, Jeff Kessler, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The NFL declined to comment when reached by Front Office Sports.
In May, Sorsby—who transferred from Cincinnati this past offseason—announced he would seek inpatient treatment for a gambling addiction after the NCAA informed the Red Raiders of thousands of bets he had placed during his college football career. He not only broke NCAA rules but, by betting on his own team while at Indiana, also faced the loss of his final year of eligibility, which the NCAA refused to overturn.
Sorsby then filed a lawsuit in Texas state court to force the NCAA to grant him eligibility, which he won last week. Since then, Texas Tech has become embroiled in a PR firestorm. The program did not expressly say it would play him; instead, it said his status would be determined by his addiction recovery. He was, however, welcomed back to the team, and the Red Raiders implied they would allow him to play if he was mentally and physically healthy.
