“Denied” Elite College Football Quarterback Banned From 2026 Season (Report)
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The College Football world received some rather surprising news on Saturday when one of their elite starting quarterbacks was officially banned from the 2026 season. The news comes after a long and rather surprising investigation.
These are the details.
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According to multiple reports Friday, Texas Tech’s appeal to reinstate quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s eligibility has been denied.
During his time at Indiana, Sorsby admitted to gambling on sports, including on his own team. Having played for Cincinnati from 2024 to 2025, Sorsby transferred to Texas Tech in January. His previous two seasons were spent with the Hoosiers. According to sources as ESPN:
Friday’s ruling came while the NCAA and Sorsby were still waiting for a ruling from a Texas judge after the quarterback filed a lawsuit May 18 seeking a temporary injunction against the NCAA in hopes of playing this season for the Red Raiders.
A two-hour hearing was held Monday in the 99th District Court in Lubbock County, where Texas Tech is located. As of Friday, there still was no decision from Judge Ken Curry.
Texas Tech had said May 26 that it was appealing after the NCAA denied the school’s initial petition to have Sorsby’s eligibility reinstated.
University president Lawrence Schovanec at that time wrote in a letter to the Texas Tech community that the school felt “the NCAA’s ruling should be reversed or modified.”
Sorsby was ruled ineligible by the school on May 18, the same day he filed his lawsuit. It was necessary for Texas Tech to do this in order to submit a reinstatement request to the NCAA the following day. On May 22, that request was denied.
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