Judge's ruling allows former IU quarterback to play for Texas Tech

Former Indiana football quarterback Brendan Sorsby has won a temporary injunction against the NCAA that will preserve his eligibility at Texas Tech for the 2026 season.

Per district judge Ken Curry's ruling, Sorsby will have to serve a two-game suspension at the start of the season and continue to receive treatment for the gambling and anxiety disorder that his attorneys said he was diagnosed with during his stint at a residential treatment program.

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Sorsby will miss the Red Raiders' opening games against Abilene Christian on Sept. 5 and Oregon State on Sept. 12, but be eligible to debut in a game against Houston on Sept. 18.

"This Court further finds that Applicant has demonstrated a probable right to the relief he seeks on his claims for breach of contract, declaratory judgement, breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing, and breach of fiduciary duty," Curry stated in his ruling. "This Court further finds that Applicant has demonstrated that the balance of equities is in his favor because of the hardship he would face in the absence of a temporary injunction."

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The NCAA had ruled Sorsby ineligible after learning he allegedly placed thousands of bets on college and professional sports. According to legal documents in the case, Sorsby placed at least $90,000 in impermissible wagers over a four-year span, that included bets on Indiana football and basketball while he was a quarterback on the Hoosiers' roster.

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The organization issued a statement strongly condemning Curry's decision that upended its longstanding policy prohibiting student-athletes from betting on NCAA-sanctioned sports.

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"The NCAA strongly disagrees with the court’s ruling in Sorsby's case and is deeply concerned about the damaging, far-reaching and broadly destabilizing ramifications of this outcome — which undermines and corrupts the integrity of sports," the NCAA said in a statement. "The NCAA is committed to supporting student-athlete mental health but must continue to aggressively defend against actions that defraud college athletics and threaten competitive integrity, such as betting on one's own sport."

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