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Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is taking an indefinite leave of absence to address a gambling addiction. His situation raises concerns about NCAA eligibility due to potential violations from betting on sports.
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Texas Tech landed top quarterback transfer Brendan Sorsby in the portal, but Sorsby’s eligibility with the team is now in doubt.
The quarterback is taking an indefinite leave of absence to deal with a gambling addiction stemming from betting on sports over the past several years. If Sorsby bet on sports while playing college football, that would violate NCAA rules and put him at risk of punishment from the organization.
Texas Tech spent a lot of its NIL money to add Sorsby for the season, so losing the quarterback would be a major blow to the team. In the meantime, the NCAA will give Sorsby space to treat his addiction while still looking into his actions.
Here’s the latest on Brendan Sorsby’s leave of absence.
On Monday, Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby announced he was taking a leave of absence to undergo treatment for gambling addiction.
Sorsby will be checking into a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction, which aims to treat gambling addicts. According to ESPN, there is no timetable for Sorsby's return to the program, as the NCAA is treating it as a mental health issue, but the NCAA is also investigating him for gambling while playing over the past four years with Indiana or Cincinnati.
ESPN's Pete Thamel reports that Sorsby is currently under investigation by the NCAA for making thousands of bets on sports using a gambling app. That included betting on Indiana to win games when he redshirted for the Hoosiers as a freshman in 2022, although he never appeared in any of those games.
Brendan Sorsby is taking a leave of absence to deal with a gambling addiction that has developed from betting on sports over the past several years.
If Sorsby bet on sports while playing college football, it would violate NCAA rules, potentially leading to punishment from the organization.
Losing Sorsby would be a significant blow to Texas Tech, especially after investing considerable NIL money to secure him for the season.
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So far, law enforcement has not investigated Sorsby, so he is currently only under scrutiny from the NCAA, which forbids all athletes from gambling on college or professional sports. Therefore, the investigation puts Sorsby’s eligibility with Texas Tech for the 2026 season in question.
The NCAA’s betting guidelines for players depend on the amount of money players used in their bets. There is a range of punishment, from education on the matter to a suspension for 50 percent of a player’s season.
There is no timetable for the NCAA's investigation, but Sorsby's leave of absence is a sign that these allegations are serious.
Sorsby signed an NIL deal with Texas Tech that will have him earn between $4 and $6 million, per ESPN, but that deal is under scrutiny. Sorsby's former team, Cincinnati, sued the quarterback in February arguing that Sorsby breached their NIL deal by not paying the school a $1 million exit fee to leave for Texas Tech.