Brendan Sorsby Eligibility Decided by Lubbock Judge

Texas Tech star quarterback Brendan Sorsby has been granted a temporary injunction against the NCAA and will be eligible to play for the Red Raiders in 2026. Sorsby had been ruled ineligible by the NCAA earlier this year after he acknowledged gambling on sports, including on his own team while at Indiana.

The news dropped on a Monday morning by district judge Ken Curry in Lubbock County, Texas, restores Sorsby’s eligibility, saying that the NCAA cannot prevent him from “practicing, playing or otherwise participating on Texas Tech’s football team for the 2026 season.”

The ruling also said that Sorsby, “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.”

Sorsby’s lawsuit was initially assigned to Judge Phillip Hays, a Texas Tech alumnus, who later recused himself. Judge Ken Curry later replaced him as Sorsby sought an injunction to be eligible to play for the Red Raiders in 2026.

Brendan Sorsby was Texas Tech’s top transfer portal addition this past cycle after two seasons at Cincinnati, reportedly agreeing to a $5 million deal for 2026.

Sorsby spent two years at Cincinnati after arriving from Indiana. In 2025, he completed 61.6% of his passes for 2,800 yards and 27 touchdowns, to five interceptions, while rushing for nine touchdowns. That came after he threw for 2,813 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2024, along with nine rushing scores, in his first season with the Bearcats.