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Brendan Sorsby is applying to be eligible for the NFL’s supplemental draft this summer.
The Texas Tech quarterback was recently granted an injunction that allowed him to play in 2026 after a two-game suspension, but Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported Monday night that Sorsby would petition the NFL to turn pro.
Sorsby had been declared ineligible by the NCAA after placing thousands of sports bets while playing college football and placed bets on Indiana while he was a redshirt freshman member of the Hoosiers’ football team. He recently completed an inpatient treatment program for a gambling addiction and his addiction had been cited as the mental health basis for Sorsby to maintain his eligibility when he filed for the injunction.
When that injunction was granted by a Lubbock County (Texas) judge, there was a mass revolt across college sports. That included in the Big 12, where the pushback turned political. After Texas attorney general Ken Paxton said that he’d be prepared to fight for Texas Tech if it was sanctioned by the conference, the Big 12 filed a complaint against the school and Paxton on Monday afternoon.
Hours later, Sorsby was exploring his supplemental draft options.
In that complaint, the conference said that wanted to sanction Tech if Sorsby took the field. Betting on your own team is considered one of the biggest violations in sports. Yet Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt attempted to defend Sorsby’s actions as recently as Thursday when he said that Sorsby didn’t bet on games that he had competed in.
While that may be undoubtedly true, former Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers previously permanently lost his eligibility for betting on the Cyclones while he was a bench player for the team. And there was hardly as much pushback from Iowa State for that clear violation of NCAA rules.
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The Texas Tech quarterback was recently granted an injunction that allowed him to play in 2026 after a two-game suspension, but Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported Monday night that Sorsby would petition the NFL to turn pro.
Sorsby had been declared ineligible by the NCAA after placing thousands of sports bets while playing college football and placed bets on Indiana while he was a redshirt freshman member of the Hoosiers’ football team. He recently completed an inpatient treatment program for a gambling addiction and his addiction had been cited as the mental health basis for Sorsby to maintain his eligibility when he filed for the injunction.
When that injunction was granted by a Lubbock County (Texas) judge, there was a mass revolt across college sports. That included in the Big 12, where the pushback turned political. After Texas attorney general Ken Paxton said that he’d be prepared to fight for Texas Tech if it was sanctioned by the conference, the Big 12 filed a complaint against the school and Paxton on Monday afternoon.
Hours later, Sorsby was exploring his supplemental draft options.
In that complaint, the conference said that wanted to sanction Tech if Sorsby took the field. Betting on your own team is considered one of the biggest violations in sports. Yet Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt attempted to defend Sorsby’s actions as recently as Thursday when he said that Sorsby didn’t bet on games that he had competed in.
While that may be undoubtedly true, former Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers previously permanently lost his eligibility for betting on the Cyclones while he was a bench player for the team. And there was hardly as much pushback from Iowa State for that clear violation of NCAA rules.
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