Brendan Sorsby will not play football with Texas Tech this season, or any season, as the pair have officially parted ways. Despite being awarded an injunction from the Texas courts following the NCAA ruling that initially revoked his eligibility, the Red Raiders have decided that in the wake of the Big 12's threat to take legal action and potentially expel the program from the conference, they'd rather not go down fighting for a player that not only just joined the program, but is in the wrong no matter how you slice it.
BREAKING: QB Brendan Sorsby and Texas Tech are mutually parting ways, @PeteNakos reports.
— On3 (@On3) June 16, 2026
Sorsby will not play College Football in 2026. https://t.co/qJvKYQMMrI pic.twitter.com/lDgDwHvbTN
Hilariously, this news broke at nearly the exact moment I published an article on the Big 12's plan to sue Texas Tech over planning to play Brendan Sorsby. So this article is a bit of a two-for-the-price-of-one proposition.
After weeks of digging their heels into the earth and threatening to stand their ground, come hell or high water, Texas Tech is finally giving in and putting an end to their circus.
We can all shake hands, hug each other, and begin the healing process after Tech deliberately turned the nation against their athletic department in defense of a quarterback who knowingly and repeatedly broke the laws of NCAA eligibility and sporting ethics.
In response to his sudden release from Texas Tech, and the unlikelihood of him ever returning to play college football, Sorsby has officially entered his name into the NFL's supplementary draft. His off-field gambling issues could be his downfall, though. As a player who performed well at the college level, but was never an espeically highly targeted draft prospect, many teams could prefer to avoid the potential scandals and gambling issues of a player who has admitted to a severe addiction to the practice.
Breaking: Texas Tech transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby plans to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft, sources tell @PeteThamel.
— ESPN (@espn) June 16, 2026
Amid the legal wrangling over his NCAA eligibility after admitting he bet on sports, Sorsby intends to head to the NFL. pic.twitter.com/UxoN54nFk1
Why stick your neck out for a player who may never scale higher than a reserve at the NFL level?
Maybe I'm wrong, and the NFL sees Sorsby as a low buy-in proposition who could pay off big time down the road -- a quarterback investment. But his career has certainly been damaged by his gambling scandal to the point where Texas Tech simply coudn't bear to deal with his baggage any more. We may have seen the last of Brendan Sorsby on the field.
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