Judge grants injunction for Tech QB Sorsby, two-game ban

A Lubbock County judge has granted Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby a temporary injunction against the NCAA, allowing him to play for the Red Raiders during the 2026 college football season. The ruling, issued by Judge Ken Curry on Monday, June 8, immediately prevents the NCAA from blocking Sorsby's eligibility but requires him to miss the first two games of the season.

The decision follows a protracted eligibility battle stemming from an NCAA investigation that found Sorsby had placed thousands of sports wagers, totaling at least $90,000, over several years while enrolled at Indiana and Cincinnati. The NCAA determined that approximately 40 of those bets were on Indiana football games during the 2022 season when he was a member of the team, though court records indicate none were on games in which he participated. NCAA rules mandate a permanent loss of eligibility for athletes who wager on their own teams.

After the NCAA declared him permanently ineligible, Sorsby filed a lawsuit on May 18 seeking the injunction. His legal team argued that his gambling was driven by a diagnosed addiction and anxiety disorder, for which he recently completed a 35-day inpatient treatment...