Brendan Sorsby hires prominent attorney in NCAA…
It has been a turbulent week for Texas Tech quarterback Brandon Sorsby, and it took another fascinating flip over the weekend.
The embattled signal caller has retained Jeffrey Kessler, an antitrust and sports activities law attorney recognized for his work on circumstances against the NCAA and NFL, for his upcoming legal battle to keep his faculty eligibility, ESPN reported Saturday.
Kessler has represented the NFLPA in litigation against the NFL, including Tom Brady during the “Deflategate,” Ray Rice, and gamers concerned in “Bountygate.” He also efficiently argued against the NCAA’s guidelines concerning student-athletes receiving non-cash education-related compensation.
Brendan Sorsby #2 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders Ron Jenkins/Getty Images for ONIT
Sorsby’s week started with a assertion from Texas Tech that he would search treatment for a playing habit at the same time ESPN broke the news that he was being investigated for violating the NCAA’s playing coverage. The report alleged that Sorsby had positioned 1000’s of bets, including on his own workforce, courting back to his time with Indiana in 2022.
The scope of the scandal expanded over the week and may have implications for both Texas Tech and Cincinnati, his former workforce.
USA Today reported the next day that Cincinnati was conscious of Sorsby’s playing historical past before the start of the 2025 season but didn’t sit their quarterback.
Attorney Jeffrey Kessler exits court in 2015. John M. Mantel
Sorsby is also in a legal battle with Cincinnati, which sued him to retrieve $1 million after he transferred to Texas Tech in the offseason for a reported NIL deal value $5 million.
If the NCAA finds that Sorsby violated its playing coverage — and more particularly wagered on his own workforce — he may lose his faculty eligibility.
If Sorsby can not preserve his eligibility, the quarterback would possibly declare for the NFL’s supplemental draft, but that would need to occur by June 30, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
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