Brendan Sorsby wont play for Texas Tech amid

Brendan Sorsby gained’t be taking part in soccer for Texas Tech this fall after all.

It’s not because the switch quarterback has been completely banned by the NCAA for wagering on faculty sports activities — an injunction issued by a Texas choose last week appeared to clear the best way for Sorsby to play for the Red Raiders in 2026.

That ruling, however, was being challenged through separate court filings by the NCAA and the Big 12 Conference. Facing that uncertainty over his closing season, and with the deadline to enter the NFL supplemental draft shortly approaching, Sorsby opted to depart the Red Raiders without taking part in a down.

Sorsby’s choice was announced Monday evening in an open letter by Cody Campbell, chairman of the Texas Tech board of regents.

“This decision was made with Brendan and his family and is purely an output of practical analysis of the situation,” Campbell wrote. “Brendan and Texas Tech stand on very solid and legitimate legal ground, but he faces a June 22nd deadline to be eligible to enter the NFL’s supplemental draft, and there is no practical way to resolve all the various pending legal disputes and ensure his eligibility prior to this date. This is the only viable and fair path for Brendan and his future, as well as for his teammates, and our university.”

Sorsby posted a assertion Monday evening on Instagram.

“I am grateful for the support from my family, my Tech coaching staff, teammates, the community, and so many others who have encouraged me to address and learn more about this important issue,” Sorsby wrote. “As my journey continues, I remain fully committed to and focused on being the best I can be, both on and off the field.”

Sorsby transferred to Texas Tech this offseason, after two years each at Indiana and Cincinnati, for a reported multimillion-dollar deal. In late April, he and Texas Tech collectively announced that he had entered a residential treatment program for playing dependancy. Sorsby accomplished the 35-day program in May.

Court information show that Sorsby has admitted to wagering at least $90,000 during his time as an NCAA scholar athlete, including 40 bets on Indiana soccer video games he was not taking part in while a freshman backup with the Hoosiers in 2022.

“Texas Tech will continue to provide the support and recovery resources Brendan requires on this journey,” Campbell wrote. “Furthermore, Texas Tech will not seek return of any amounts already paid to Brendan through his NIL agreements.”

In May, Sorsby filed a lawsuit in Lubbock County District Court asking to have his eligibility restored because the NCAA “failed to comply with its contractual commitments” to him as a scholar athlete and therefore “is precluded from enforcing its gambling bylaws against Mr. Sorsby to deny or withhold his reinstatement.”

Last week, choose Ken Curry granted a short-term injunction that would have allowed Sorsby to play for the Red Raiders in 2026. He would have had to miss the first two video games of the season as one of the circumstances of the ruling.

Without the injunction, Curry wrote in his ruling, Sorsby would “suffer a probable, imminent and irreparable injury” by lacking out on the “elite coaching, training resources, camaraderie, and regimen that only being a member of a Division I college football team can provide.”

The closing listening to had been scheduled to start Feb. 8, almost two weeks after faculty soccer’s national championship sport.

Following the ruling, a number of groups and conferences mentioned a ban on taking part in Texas Tech in any sport. After interesting the choice last week, the NCAA filed an emergency movement on Monday to keep the injunction and requested for the case to be resolved before the start of the Red Raiders season.

Also on Monday, the Big 12 filed for a judgment from a U.S. District Court in Dallas defending the convention’s capability under its bylaws to sanction Texas Tech, a member faculty, if Sorsby performed this season.

“An athlete with an extensive, documented history of wagering on intercollegiate athletic contests — especially his own team’s games — presents a reputational and integrity risk to the conference and its championship competition that the conference has both the right and the responsibility to address,” attorneys for the Big 12 wrote in the submitting.

Soon after Campbell announced Sorsby’s choice, Texas Tech president Lawrence Schovanec and athletic director Kirby Hocutt issued a joint assertion on the matter.

“When Brendan’s lawsuit resulted in the granting of a temporary injunction, we found ourselves in a difficult situation,” they wrote. “With his health and wellness as our top priority, we supported him in spite of very different perspectives and opinions. Our position was challenged by many but our support for him never changed.

“We will continue to extend all available resources that Brendan had as a student and athlete to ensure his transition is as successful as possible.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.