Top transfer QB Brendan Sorsby taking leave of absence from Texas Tech for gambling
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has taken an immediate indefinite leave of absence to enter a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction, amid an NCAA investigation into his gambling activities.
- Sorsby, a fifth-year senior who transferred from Cincinnati, reportedly bet on Indiana football in 2022 and continued gambling since then, with the NCAA investigating potential violations under updated sports betting rules.
- NCAA rules impose severe penalties for betting on games involving one's own school, including possible permanent loss of eligibility, and Sorsby faces uncertain eligibility for the upcoming season with only one year remaining.
- Texas Tech and coach Joey McGuire expressed support for Sorsby’s decision to seek help, but the quarterback’s absence leaves the team vulnerable at the position due to injuries to other quarterbacks.
- Sorsby is also involved in a lawsuit from the University of Cincinnati over an alleged contract violation related to his transfer, which he is seeking to dismiss; meanwhile, his future in college football remains uncertain pending NCAA rulings.
