Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has filed for an injunction against the NCAA as he seeks eligibility for the 2026 college football season in a case tied to past sports betting activity.
Sorsby, 22, has been declared “ineligible for competition,” according to Texas Tech. The filing asks a Texas court to prevent the NCAA from enforcing its gambling bylaws in a way that would deny or withhold his reinstatement.
The case centers on wagers Sorsby placed while he was at Indiana. According to the filing, he made small bets on Indiana football to win or for teammates to exceed expectations, but did not participate in the games on which he wagered.
His legal team describes his gambling disorder as “clinically diagnosed” and states he has been in inpatient treatment since late April.
The filing states: “The NCAA has weaponized his condition to shore up a facade of competitive integrity, while simultaneously profiting from the very gambling ecosystem it polices.”
The NCAA said it had not received a reinstatement request in the case. It added: “The Association's sports betting rules are clear, as are the reinstatement conditions.”
College-sport wagering remains one of the NCAA’s clearest prohibited areas, even as the Association has adjusted its approach to professional sports betting.
In October 2025, the NCAA Division I Administrative Committee approved a proposal to allow student-athletes and athletics staff to bet on professional sports, while maintaining the ban on college sports betting and the sharing of inside information.
The NCAA has also continued to link betting enforcement to integrity concerns. Its own guidance states that athletes found to have violated sports betting rules may face permanent loss of remaining eligibility, subject to appeal through the student-athlete reinstatement process.
The dispute comes amid wider scrutiny of gambling risks in college sport. In January, federal prosecutors charged 26 people in an alleged bribery and point-shaving scheme involving NCAA Division I men’s basketball and Chinese Basketball Association games.
Sorsby was ranked as ESPN’s top transfer portal player this offseason after spells at Indiana and Cincinnati. Texas Tech is expected to pursue reinstatement for the 2026 season.
Earlier this month, GGI reported that Sorsby had hired antitrust attorney Jeffrey Kessler after it was found he placed more than 10,000 sports wagers since 2022, including bets involving Indiana football while he was redshirting.
Sorsby’s filing also asks that any NCAA action preventing him from fully participating for Texas Tech in 2026 be deemed “void and unenforceable”
