Brendan Sorsby, a quarterback largely expected to be one of the top prospects this season, has secured a legal win over the NCAA. A judge has granted an injunction that will keep Sorsby eligible to play for Texas Tech.
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The NCAA had ruled earlier this year that Sorsby would be ineligible to play during the 2026 college football season. This followed the quarterback entering a treatment program for a gambling addiction. Sorsby acknowledged that he gambled on sports, including on his own team while playing at Indiana.
However, a judge in Lubbock County, Texas, ruled in Sorsby's favor. He granted an injunction after saying that the quarterback "demonstrated that he will suffer a probable, imminent, and irreparable injury if this Court does not issue this temporary injunction because he will be unable to participate as a member of Texas Tech University's 2026 Football season."
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The examples of "irreparable injury" listed in the ruling included being able to "benefit from the elite coaching, training resources, camaraderie, and regimen" as a member of a Division I football program.
The ruling also mentioned Sorsby's ability to build skills necessary to maximize his success during the college football season and the ability to make an informed decision about entering the NFL Supplemental Draft.
Sorsby has not yet played a game for Texas Tech. He spent two seasons at Cincinnati, where he threw for 5,613 yards, 45 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He also rushed for more than 1,000 yards and 18 touchdowns.
But while Sorsby will be able to suit up for Texas Tech after transferring from Cincinnati, he will not immediately take the field. He will have to serve a two-game suspension to start the season.
The Red Raiders start the year with games against Abilene Christian and Oregon State. The third game of the season, for which Sorsby will be eligible, will take place on Sept. 18. Texas Tech will host Houston.
"The NCAA strongly disagrees with the court's ruling in this case and is deeply concerned about the damaging, far-reaching and broadly destabilizing ramifications of this outcome — which undermines and corrupts the integrity of sports," the NCAA said in a statement on Monday.
"The NCAA is committed to supporting student-athlete mental health but must continue to aggressively defend against actions that defraud college athletics and threaten competitive integrity, such as betting on one's own sport."
