{"id":269489,"date":"2026-04-28T07:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269489\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:53:11","slug":"texas-tech-qb-brendan-sorsby-taking-immediate-leave-of-absence-for-gambling-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269489\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby taking immediate leave of absence for gambling addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Tech<\/a> quarterback Brendan Sorsby<\/a> taking immediate leave of absence for gambling addiction, according to a release from the team. Head coach Joey McGuire<\/a> also released a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love Brendan and support his decision to seek professional help,\u201d McGuire said. \u201cTaking this step requires courage, and our primary focus is on him as a person. Our program is behind Brendan as he prioritizes his health.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the release, Sorsby will enter a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction. Texas Tech maintained their commitment to supporting the quarterback through his recovery process and long term health and well-being.<\/p>\n

\u201cTexas Tech\u2019s primary focus remains on fostering an environment where student-athletes feel empowered to prioritize their mental health and seek professional assistance,\u201d the statement read. \u201cTo protect the integrity of the recovery process, Texas Tech will have no further comment on Brendan\u2019s status or treatment progress at this time. We kindly ask the media and the public to respect the privacy of Brendan and his family.\u201d<\/p>\n

On3\u2019s Pete Nakos<\/a> confirmed that Sorsby placed bets on Indiana while on the Hoosiers\u2019 roster in 2022. This could jeopardize his eligiblity, as noted below.<\/p>\n

NCAA guidelines from 2023 on sports betting say: \u201cStudent-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. This would also apply to student-athletes who wager on their own games or on other sports at their own schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brendan Sorsby to take indefinite leave of absence for gambling addiction<\/p>\n

Nakos also reported<\/a> Cincinnati<\/a>, will not comment on the situation regarding its former quarterback. Sorsby left Cincinnati this winter.<\/p>\n

As far as some of the bets are concerned, Sorsby attended Cincinnati Reds games on repeated occasions, and placed live wagers on balls and strikes, sources tell Pete Nakos. The bets ranged anywhere from $2.50 to less than $1 per pitch.<\/p>\n

Sorsby\u2019s gambling has not drawn any attention from law enforcement nor has it been linked to any attempting influencing of the outcome of games. It is reportedly just a steady flurry of small bets over a period of time. As of now, there is no timetable on Sorsby\u2019s treatment nor any additional information on his potential return to the Texas Tech football program.<\/p>\n

Sorsby was a high profile transfer this cycle as he is reportedly making upwards of $5 million for his arrival at Texas Tech. Coming from Cincinnati Sorsby broke out, truly, in 2025 under center.<\/p>\n

After two years of development at Indiana, he spent the last two with the Bearcats and was expected to captain the Red Raiders back to the College Football Playoff in 2026. All told, he\u2019s played 35 games and has 7,208 yards, 60 touchdowns, 18 interceptions, a 61.4% completion percentage, 1,295 rushing yards and 22 rushing touchdowns in his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby taking immediate leave of absence for gambling addiction, according to a release from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269490,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49377,27,29,28],"class_list":["post-269489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-brendan-sorsby-22-lake-dallas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}