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Brendan Sorsby has been granted a temporary injunction Monday morning to play for the Red Raiders during the upcoming college football season
This has moved Texas Tech's odds from 25-1 to 12-1 to win the championship
Apparently either Texas Tech or Brendan Sorsby have some outstanding lawyers, as he was granted a temporary injunction Monday morning to play for the Red Raiders during the upcoming college football season.
The decision essentially overturns the NCAA ruling that made Sorsby permanently ineligible for gambling violations and clears a path for the fifth-year-senior to play for the Red Raiders in 2026.
Judge Ken Curry presided over the case for the 99th District Court in Lubbock County (Texas), where Texas Tech University is located. Curry ruled that Sorsby “demonstrated that he will suffer a probable, imminent and irreparable injury” if he cannot play. The judge said Sorsby would miss out on the coaching, camaraderie and training and wouldn’t be able to build necessary skills to help himself and Texas Tech’s team if he didn’t receive the injunction.
Sorsby, 22, admitted to wagering at least $90,000 on more than 9,000 bets over the course of his college career, including at least 40 bets totaling at least $850 on Indiana football in some capacity from Sept. 2, 2022, to Oct. 22, 2022, when he was a member of the Hoosiers. NCAA rules stipulate the penalty for a player gambling on their own team is permanent ineligibility.
Sorsby will miss the Red Raiders’ first two games against Abilene Christian and Oregon State as part of the decision but would be eligible to play the rest of the season.
It’s a safe bet (pun intended), that Texas Tech won’t worry about beating Abilene Christian or Oregon State without him.
Here are Texas Tech’s current odds at BetOnline.ag after yesterday’s announcement.
- Their odds to win the College Football Playoff went from 25/1 to 14/1
- Their odds to win The Big 12 went from +105 (21/20) to -150 (2/3)
- Their win total went from 10.5 to 11
- Sorsby’s Heisman odds are back on the board at 18/1
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
