The Texas Attorney General's office has notified the Big 12 of potential legal action from Texas Tech. This follows a court order allowing quarterback Brendan Sorsby to regain NCAA eligibility despite gambling on sports. The Big 12's executive board met Thursday to discuss options after a Texas court issued a temporary injunction Monday that prevents the NCAA from enforcing its ban on Sorsby. He had been ruled ineligible after betting on his own team while at Indiana. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says the board will meet Monday to decide on a course of action.
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Texas Tech's sports leadership is defending its plans to play quarterback Brendan Sorsby next season while he treats his gambling addiction. Coach Joey McGuire, speaking Wednesday, acknowledges criticism, including from the NCAA president. McGuire says society accepts other issues but unites against gambling. Athletic director Kirby Hocutt states their role is to support Sorsby's recovery, not manipulate eligibility. A court order suspended Sorsby for the first two games, but the NCAA plans to appeal the overall decision.
The controversy over gambling in college sports has intensified with Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's court victory. College players betting on their own teams is widely condemned, but resolving the issue is complex. This week, Nebraska and Georgia urged their coaches not to schedule games with Texas Tech. Meanwhile, the Big 12 is debating its response. The case highlights the challenges of regulating college sports, especially with legal sports gambling widespread and lucrative sponsorships involved. Without legal protections, the NCAA struggles to enforce rules, leaving the future of college sports governance uncertain.
Big 12 athletic directors have taken part in a conference call with Commissioner Brett Yormark to address the situation around Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby. The call Tuesday came a day after a court issued a temporary injunction that prevents the NCAA from enforcing its ban of Sorsby. The transfer quarterback had been ruled permanently ineligible for what will be his final college season after he acknowledged making at least 40 bets on his own team while a freshman at Indiana. Yormark says there thoughtful and productive conversations with the ADs who continue to work through the broader implications of the situation.
By Monday afternoon, Georgia had decided it didn't want to play Texas Tech in any sport. Nebraska had reached a similar conclusion.
Texas Tech transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby has won a temporary injunction against the NCAA. He is still eligible to play after he acknowledging thousands of impermissible bets. Some were on his own team when he was a freshman at Indiana. That order Monday from a judge in Texas sent shockwaves through college sports since one of the NCAA’s foundational rules is the ability to ban players for gambling. The NCAA has twice denied Texas Tech’s petition to have Sorsby’s eligibility restored. Now the organization is appealing the injunction that came after the quarterback filed a lawsuit.
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Brendan Sorsby has been granted a temporary injunction against the NCAA. The ruling could clear the way for him to play for Texas Tech this fall, even after the transfer quarterback was declared ineligible for wagering on college sports. Some of those bets were made on his own team while at Indiana. The ruling prevents the NCAA from being able to block Sorsby’s eligibility for what will be his final college season. The NCAA late Monday filed its notice of an accelerated appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas in Amarillo.
Texas Tech's appeal to the NCAA to reinstate Brendan Sorsby's eligibility has been denied. That decision is separate from the transfer quarterback's lawsuit against the NCAA. A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday night that the NCAA denied Texas Tech's petition for a second time. Sorsby was ruled ineligible after admitting to wagering on sports, including his own team while at Indiana. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because there was no announcement about the appeal decision from either the NCAA or the quarterback’s current school. The NCAA and Sorsby are awaiting a ruling from a Texas judge after the QB filed a lawsuit May 18. A hearing was held Monday, but no decision has been made yet.
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has made thousands of bets totaling at least $90,000 while in college. Those include at least 40 bets on Indiana football when he was a Hoosiers freshman in 2022, according to court filings before a scheduled hearing in the transfer player’s lawsuit seeking to have the NCAA restore his eligibility. That hearing is Monday in district court in Lubbock County, Texas, where Texas Tech is located. Sorsby transferred to Texas Tech for a reported multimillion dollar-deal after playing for Cincinnati the past two seasons. He was ruled ineligible after he acknowledged wagering on sports.
Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire says he's proud of transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby for getting help with his gambling addiction. McGuire also said Thursday that the school will support him no matter what happens after the NCAA initially denied a petition seeking the reinstatement of his eligibility. Sorsby was ruled ineligible after he acknowledged wagering on sports, including on his own team when he was a freshman at Indiana. Texas Tech will appeal the NCAA's latest ruling. Sorsby has completed an inpatient gambling addiction treatment program he entered into last month. The quarterback transferred from Cincinnati and got a multimillion-dollar deal for what was supposed to be his final season of college football.