Report: Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby will check into treatment center for gambling addiction
NBC Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby will enter a residential treatment program for gambling addiction after it was revealed he made thousands of online bets on various sports.
- The NCAA is investigating Sorsby, including reports that he bet on Indiana games while a redshirt freshman in 2022, despite not playing in those games.
- Sorsby transferred from Cincinnati to Texas Tech in February, leading Cincinnati to sue him for breach of contract and seek $1 million in damages.
- This case highlights the growing challenges and risks associated with the increasing legalization and normalization of sports gambling among athletes.
- The prevalence of gambling ads and promotion in sports has become deeply ingrained, contributing to issues that have negatively impacted many lives.
