Court documents show Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby made thousands of bets

Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby made thousands of bets totaling at least $90,000 while he was in college, including at least 40 wagers on Indiana football while he was a 2022 Hoosiers freshman, according to court filings ahead of a scheduled hearing in the transfer player’s lawsuit seeking to have the NCAA reinstate his eligibility for what would be his final season this autumn. Sorsby, who transferred to Texas Tech on a multimillion-dollar contract after playing for the Cincinnati Bearcats the past two seasons, was ruled ineligible after admitting to betting on sports. A hearing is scheduled for Monday in District Court in Lubbock County, Texas, where the school is located, on Sorsby’s May 18 lawsuit seeking a temporary injunction against the NCAA. Court records show that on March 11, the NCAA received a tip from an online gambling book, which had been tipped off by law enforcement, regarding Sorsby’s gambling activity. Texas Tech was informed on April 14 that the NCAA was conducting an investigation. According to agreed facts included in court documents, Sorsby made at least 2,900 bets totaling more than $30,000 while he was in Indiana from June 2022 to December 2023. These included at least 40 bets on Hoosiers games and players, although he did not bet on the games he played. There were at least 40 additional bets on Indiana men’s basketball and about 300 bets on unrelated Indiana college football games during that period. He continued betting after his transfer to Cincinnati, but not on the Bearcats, and began using accounts not in his name. The documents show that between December 25, 2023 and June 23, 2025, Sorsby provided more than $60,000 to a friend to deposit into a FanDuel account registered to his brother-in-law and shared by Sorsby and a friend. Since transferring to Texas Tech, which is in a state where online betting is illegal, Sorsby has sent approximately $5,000 via Venmo or Zelle to others who placed bets on his behalf. Texas Tech announced April 27, about two weeks after being informed by the NCAA, that Sorsby, 22, was taking an indefinite leave of absence to participate in a residential treatment program for gambling addiction. He completed that 35-day program, and coach Joey McGuire said this week that the quarterback was close to returning to campus, where he can still participate in offseason workouts with the Red Raiders. Sorsby’s lawsuit was filed the same day Texas Tech deemed him ineligible, a necessary step before the school could begin the process of seeking reinstatement. Tech filed this request for reinstatement the next day, May 19, and the NCAA denied it on May 22. Texas Tech said this week it is appealing the decision. Associated Press reporting.