Brendan Sorsby Drops NCAA Lawsuit, Ends College Career Amid Gambling History

Brendan Sorsby Drops NCAA Lawsuit, Ends College Career Amid Gambling History – Brendan Sorsby has dropped his lawsuit against the NCAA, rendering the quarterback ineligible and concluding his college football career due to admitted gambling violations. This decision follows a temporary injunction that had previously allowed him to play despite impermissible betting activities.

What Happened

Brendan Sorsby, a quarterback, has officially dropped his lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), effectively ending his college football career (Nbc Sports). This action makes Sorsby ineligible for NCAA play given his prior admission to placing numerous impermissible bets while enrolled at multiple institutions, according to Nbc Sports.

The motion for dismissal of the suit was filed on Thursday by the 99th District Court in Lubbock County (Nbc Sports). This development occurred three days after Texas Tech announced Sorsby would not participate in the upcoming fall season, and precisely one month after Sorsby initially filed his lawsuit against the NCAA, as reported by Nbc Sports.

A Texas court had previously issued a temporary injunction on June 8, which had made Sorsby eligible to play despite his admissions (Nbc Sports). The injunction, granted by Judge Ken Curry, had temporarily prevented the NCAA from enforcing its ruling that deemed the quarterback ineligible for what would have been his final college season (Nbc Sports).

Key Details

• Brendan Sorsby dropped his lawsuit against the NCAA, making him ineligible to play and ending his college career due to gambling, as reported by Nbc Sports.
• The dismissal motion was filed Thursday by the 99th District Court in Lubbock County, three days after Texas Tech stated Sorsby would not play in the fall (Nbc Sports).
• Sorsby admitted to placing thousands of impermissible bets totaling at least $90,000 across his time at Indiana, Cincinnati, and Texas Tech (Nbc Sports).
• Among these bets were at least 40 on Indiana while he was a freshman in 2022, though none were on games in which he personally played for the Hoosiers, according to Nbc Sports.
• Sorsby transferred to Texas Tech in January after spending the previous two seasons at Cincinnati (Nbc Sports).
• A temporary injunction issued by Judge Ken Curry on June 8 had allowed Sorsby to play despite his ineligibility ruling from the NCAA (Nbc Sports).

Why It Matters

This development underscores the NCAA’s ongoing challenges in regulating athlete gambling and the legal complexities that can arise when enforcement actions intersect with individual player aspirations (Nbc Sports). The necessity for Sorsby to become ineligible for NCAA play to apply for the NFL’s supplemental draft highlights the differing regulatory frameworks between collegiate and professional sports regarding gambling offenses, as reported by Nbc Sports.

The involvement of a billionaire booster, Cody Campbell, chairman of the Texas Tech regents, who announced Sorsby’s non-participation in the fall, further illustrates the intricate web of stakeholders in high-profile collegiate athlete cases (Nbc Sports). The decision to drop the lawsuit, made with Sorsby and his family, considered the draft deadline and ongoing legal processes as key factors, according to Nbc Sports.

What’s Next

Sorsby tentatively plans to work out for NFL teams on July 10 (Nbc Sports). The submission deadline for the NFL’s supplemental draft is Monday, and Sorsby had to be ineligible for NCAA play to apply for this draft, according to Nbc Sports.

Originally reported by: Nbc Sports. Published: 6/18/2026, 7:48:03 PM.