College Football's Most Controversial QB Is Leaving

A controversial quarterback who seemed on track to return to college football is now heading for the NFL instead. Texas Tech's Brendan Sorsby plans to enter the league's supplemental draft, ending a messy standoff over his NCAA eligibility after admitting to extensive sports betting, reports ESPN. The 22-year-old had secured a temporary injunction from a Texas judge this month that suggested he could suit up for the Red Raiders in 2026, despite the NCAA declaring him ineligible for placing more than 9,000 wagers totaling at least $90,000, including dozens involving Indiana football while he played there.

But a wave of legal maneuvers from the Big 12 and NCAA, along with public resistance from conference athletic directors, effectively closed his path back to the college field. Texas Tech's board of regents chair called the supplemental draft "the only viable and fair path" for Sorsby, and the school says it won't seek repayment of NIL money. His attorney says Sorsby will drop his NCAA lawsuit, and the quarterback—who spent 35 days in inpatient treatment for gambling addiction—says he is focused on his future "on and off the field." At USA Today, Matt Hayes writes that Sorsby at least deserves "credit for reading the room." Meaning, "he saw the road ahead, and knew the biggest loser in this story would eventually be him."