{"id":314888,"date":"2026-05-30T02:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/314888\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T02:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:32:30","slug":"texas-techs-brendan-sorsby-placed-40-plus-bets-on-indiana-as-hoosiers-qb-per-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/314888\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech’s Brendan Sorsby placed 40-plus bets on Indiana as Hoosiers QB, per report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Tech<\/a> quarterback Brendan Sorsby<\/a> placed at least 40 bets on Indiana<\/a> during his time as a quarterback for the Hoosiers, per court documents obtained by ESPN<\/a>. Sorsby, currently under investigation by the NCAA due to his gambling, placed roughly $90,000 in bets over the course of four years as he funneled money to a family member and friends, who placed wagers on his behalf.<\/p>\n

The NCAA’s investigation into Sorsby<\/a> became public in April, and he was placed on indefinite leave by Texas Tech as he sought treatment for a gambling addiction. Sorsby’s legal team — led by Jeffrey Kessler — has filed an injunction against the NCAA<\/a> in order to retain his eligibility for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

The injunction argues that Sorsby has been “clinically diagnosed” with a gambling addiction, which should qualify as a “mental health condition.”<\/p>\n

“The NCAA has weaponized his condition to shore up a facade of competitive integrity, while simultaneously profiting from the very gambling ecosystem it polices,” Sorsby’s legal team wrote in the injunction.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week the NCAA denied Sorsby’s reinstatement request.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We believe that given the facts and the context of Brendan’s case, the NCAA’s ruling should be reversed or modified,” Texas Tech president Lawrence Schovanec wrote in a response to the NCAA’s decision. “As a generation of college athletes face the legalization and rapid proliferation of sports betting<\/a> in our country, gambling addiction is rising to the point of epidemic among college aged men in particular. The NCAA’s stated mission includes ‘fostering [student-athletes’] lifelong well-being,’ and they have claimed their goal is to promote a ‘culture of care’ for student athletes’ mental health. Gambling addiction is a clinically recognized behavioral disorder.”<\/p>\n

Back in November, the NCAA denied a proposal that would have allowed athletes to wager on professional sports. Wagering more than $800 on pro sports currently results in a 30% loss of season eligibility. When it comes to betting on college sports, the NCAA has a zero-tolerance policy. Players who bet on their own team — or games involving other teams within their own athletic department — are subject to permanent loss of eligibility.<\/p>\n

A hearing on Sorsby’s injunction will be held on Monday, June 1 in a Lubbock, Texas<\/a> district court. Regardless of what happens, Sorsby and his team hope to get a resolution prior to the June 22 declaration deadline for the NFL<\/a> Supplemental Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby placed at least 40 bets on Indiana during his time as a quarterback…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314889,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[14694,113233,113232,261,26385,113234,14587,768,100018,9890,27,29,537,28,874,415],"class_list":["post-314888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-brendan-sorsby","tag-brenden-sorsby-betting","tag-brenden-sorsby-gambling","tag-college-football","tag-court-case","tag-court-date","tag-hearing","tag-indiana-hoosiers","tag-ncaa-investigation","tag-ncaaf","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-longhorns","tag-texas-news","tag-texas-tech-football","tag-texas-tech-red-raiders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314888","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=314888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}