Football

6/16/2026 |  Sorsby won’t play for Texas Tech after unprecedented legal fight over his eligibility for gambling (Associated Press (AP)) Transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not play for Texas Tech this fall and instead plans to enter the NFL supplemental draft, ending an unprecedented legal fight over the college eligibility of a player who had acknowledged betting on college and pro sports, including some wagers on his own team while at Indiana four years ago.

6/16/2026 |  Sorsby Enters Supplemental Draft, Parts Ways With Texas Tech (Athletic Business) Immediately following the Big 12's filing of a lawsuit against Texas Tech and the Texas attorney general over quarterback Brendan Sorsby's eligibility, Sorsby announced Monday that he is parting ways with the Red Raiders and will enter the NFL supplemental draft. 

6/16/2026 |  Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby plans to declare for NFL supplemental draft amid NCAA legal battle (CBS Sports) Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby plans to enter the 2026 NFL supplemental draft, sources confirmed to CBS Sports' Brandon Marcello. The expected decision ends a major firestorm over his eligibility. 

6/16/2026 |  Brendan Sorsby's NFL exit ends the fight Texas Tech should never have picked (CBS Sports) After a week of chaos and borderline revolt in college football, the Brendan Sorsby story ended sensibly and abruptly Monday night, with Sorsby declaring for the supplemental draft.Sorsby made the decision just one week after a Texas judge shocked the sporting landscape by granting Sorsby a temporary injunction that blocked the NCAA from enforcing its career suspension of Sorsby, who had admitted to placing more than 40 bets on Indiana when he was a freshman quarterback with the Hoosiers in 2022.

6/16/2026 |  Sorsby looks to NFL after legal fight with NCAA over his eligibility for gambling (CNN Sports) Transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not play for Texas Tech this fall and will enter the NFL supplemental draft instead, ending an unprecedented legal fight over the college eligibility for a player who had acknowledged betting on college and pro sports, including some on his own team while at Indiana four years ago.