New Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby may not be eligible for all or part of the 2026 season.
According to ESPN, the Cincinnati transfer is seeking residential treatment for a gambling addiction. According to the report, Sorsby placed a bet on Indiana when he was a redshirt freshman for the team in 2022. Sorsby appeared in one game that season and the bet — which was on Indiana to win — was not from that game.
NCAA rules prohibit players and staffers from gambling on college and professional sports. In 2023, the NCAA said that athletes “who engage in activities to influence the outcomes of their own games or knowingly provide information to individuals involved in sports betting activities will potentially face permanent loss of collegiate eligibility in all sports” and that the rule “would also apply to athletes who wager on their own games or on other sports at their own schools.”