Former University of Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby will be allowed to play for Texas Tech this season, after a Texas judge blocked the NCAA’s ruling declaring Sorsby ineligible.
In the order filed June 8 in Lubbock County District Court, Judge Ken Curry said Sorsby will not be allowed to play in Texas Tech’s first two games this season.
Curry also said the temporary injunction is contingent on Sorsby continuing to address his gambling disorder and other mental health issues.
The judge said Sorsby would lose out on benefitting from the elite coaching, training resources and camaraderie that only being a member of a Division I college football team can provide.
Last month, Sorsby’s attorneys asked the Texas court for a temporary injunction after the NCAA ruled he was ineligible to play.
Sorsby – UC’s starting quarterback for the 2024 and 2025 seasons – has now admitted placing thousands of bets while at all three universities he has attended, including Texas Tech where he transferred this year.
He started his college career at Indiana University and has admitted gambling on Indiana football games in 2022, when he was a freshman there. Although his gambling continued at UC, he says his betting did not involve the football team.
He did, however, bet on UC’s men’s basketball team as well as other colleges and professional sports.
This story will be updated.
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