Brendan Sorsby, the former Indiana quarterback who pleaded guilty to sports‑betting violations, has been granted an injunction that clears the way for him to suit up for Texas Tech in the 2026 season.
The ruling came from retired Tarrant County judge Ken Curry, who concluded that the two‑game suspension imposed by the NCAA was insufficient and that Sorsby should be reinstated for the upcoming campaign.
Earlier, the NCAA had stripped Sorsby of his eligibility after determining that he had wagered on Indiana games while still a Hoosier, a decision that had left the Red Raiders without a key player heading into the next year.
Conference Reaction
Gene Taylor, the athletic director at Kansas State University, voiced his displeasure in stark terms, saying the decision “makes a mockery of the integrity of college athletics” and that he was “fucking furious” about the outcome.
Josh Brooks, who leads the athletics department at the University of Georgia, echoed the sentiment, warning that “serious conversations” are underway about whether Georgia should even schedule games against Texas Tech.
The controversy is not new for Texas Tech; just last season the university’s softball program faced similar pushback from SEC schools over the use of the transfer portal, a dispute that highlighted the conference’s uneasy relationship with the Red Raiders.
While the injunction restores Sorsby’s eligibility, it also reignites a debate about the limits of NCAA enforcement and the extent to which member institutions can override league decisions, a tension that could shape scheduling agreements across the Big 12 and SEC for years to come.