Skubalon said:

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Just so we can put this to bed once and for all, Tech informed Sorsby that he would not play for Tech this year.
According to court filings by Sorsby's legal team to dismiss the case against the NCAA:

"On June 15, 2026, Plaintiff was informed by Texas Tech that, notwithstanding the Temporary Injunction Order, the University would not permit Plaintiff to play for its football team during the 2026-27 football season, thereby rendering the relief afforded by the Temporary Injunction Order moot..."

Sorsby and the NCAA mutually agreed that the case would be dismissed "with prejudice", so it can not be reopened or re-filed.


edit: just so I'm clear on this, I don't care how or why it happened. I'm just glad that it did.

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If that's the case, not sure how that would end up in an additional $2mm payment to go away. Unless NIL deals now have guaranteed playing time in them, which I doubt. Also can't believe that a $7mm payment to a player who isn't even on the team goes over well with the rest of the team either. But hey, who knows?

If he bet on games he played in, he should be banned for life.

Now his agent is going on talk radio in Dallas saying that Cincinnati knew and didn't do anything.

Cincinnati is public and subject to open records requests in Ohio. What they knew is already out there.

This kid and his team are doing literally everything possible to kill his chance to hold a clipboard in the NFL.

amg405 said:

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Now his agent is going on talk radio in Dallas saying that Cincinnati knew and didn't do anything.

Cincinnati is public and subject to open records requests in Ohio. What they knew is already out there.

This kid and his team are doing literally everything possible to kill his chance to hold a clipboard in the NFL.

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There are two options: Cinci didn't know, or Cinci did know and didn't tell. Both are bad.

I am of the opinion that they knew, and were behind the report to the NCAA. They sued Sorsby for breach of contract and were not at all happy he went to Tech. That's conjecture on my part, but like I said, whether they knew or not, it's a bad look for Cinci.

You are a red raider?

Got a question. Tech says they never knew as well but Cody also states they did a very thorough background check. These two areas do not align.

What's the truth.

Why is it bad if Cincy didn't know? They don't check players' phones and if he kept it to himself then they'd have know way of knowing unless he openly talked about it in front of them.

Bunk Moreland said:

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Why is it bad if Cincy didn't know? They don't check players' phones and if he kept it to himself then they'd have know way of knowing unless he openly talked about it in front of them.

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As far as I know, all players are required to install the ProhiBet software in their devices, so the schools can monitor what's going on. However, Sorsby admitted that he used numerous proxy accounts not on his phone or in his name to place bets, and that is the part that the school can't monitor.

If that is all actually the case, it's quite reasonable that Cincy wouldn't have known.

Gotcha. Wasn't aware of the software, but yes, many ways to get around it.

Addiction software!

LB12MEEN said:

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You are a red raider?

Got a question. Tech says they never knew as well but Cody also states they did a very thorough background check. These two areas do not align.

What's the truth.

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Yes, I am a Tech grad. And to be clear, I am only speculating on the answer to your question... I am not attached to the athletic department in any way.

My understanding is that the gambling management software that gets installed on a player's devices is managed by the school, so in this case Cincinnati. I don't think Tech (nor anyone else) would have access to that.

To that point, LSU also heavily pursued Sorsby, and I presume would have done the same background checks, and also turned up nothing.

Cinci says that last fall, their software flagged Sorsby as having activity on at least one of the gambling sites and they say they asked him about it, and he said he didn't place any bets so they let it drop and apparently didn't investigate further... and didn't report it.

Something that troubles me is that I would assume that Tech would have asked Sorsby if he had done any number of things (including gambling) that would disqualify him, and I would also assume he answered in the negative. Tech also has a student Code of Conduct that students have to agree to and sign that would prohibit this, and I would assume that Tech's NIL contract would have a morals clause of some kind that would have disqualified him. If that's not part of the contract, Tech's lawyers should be fired today.

A complaint I have with the Tech administration is that if this had been a backup deep snapper, they would have dismissed him out of hand. But because he was getting paid a lot and was considered the #1 player in the portal with a lot of visibility, I think they handled it differently (and poorly).

As a professional, I know that companies will do extensive background checks. One was done on me when I was hired, and we do them on prospects before we hire new people as a matter of course. I don't think it would be difficult to hide that, especially if Sorsby was betting by proxy with friends and family members, which he said he was.

Anyway. Who knows. I would bet Sorsby's payout that Tech will change its procedures as a result of all this.

My understanding is a thorough background check would have easily found this out per what has been reported by others. That's not really was my question.

Since their "thorough background check" seems to have failed, will Tech now re-check on other guys they signed out of the portal? Would they take action if they find anything? Will Tech's rivals (and loyalists in the press) smell blood in the water and start doing some checking of their own on all Tech signees? Tech is not going to be able put a lid on this can of worms any time soon. In retrospect, Tech's vigorous defense of Sorsby and exposure of their failed vetting process may end up causing them a lot more problems than the original issue. As result of that ill advised video they put out, the hit that Tech has taken to its institutional integrity is going to follow them around for quite some time. I can't see Paxton's butting in as helping anyone. Not Paxton, Not Campbell. Not Tech. Just another stupid decision in this dumpster fire full of stupid decisions.

Tech's relationship with the Big 12 may be permanently damaged, with each side now locked into a bad marriage. And Tech really has few options to make things better. If they try to leave the Big 12, no other conference is likely to take them, (or even schedule them) under the present circumstances. If I was Tech's PR guy, I would have no idea where to even start trying to deal with this mess.

Players with eligibility aren't eligible for the supplemental draft.
Sorsby had to do this to try and get the nfl waiver to enter the supplemental.
Tech throwing the 2 million at him was basically for this specific result. A clean break with no further action so this would finally take them out of the picture.

Here's a clean break. Hey, we tried but you're out.

Guess it shows that tech knew about his gambling before they brought him on.

Looks like the B12 is continuing to posture a bit by keeping their suit filed. Sounds like they want a pound (ounce?) of flesh for legal fees.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49121275/big-12-no-rush-pull-lawsuit-vs-texas-tech-brendan-sorsby-eligibility

I know it's unlikely to get far, but discovery would be interesting.

The self righteous parasites of CFB chased him out, because he is a gambling junkie, and will bet again.

He fits the Browns' mold perfectly.

NFL says no supplemental draft.

Essentially a de facto one year suspension

The NFL has informed teams that it will NOT be holding a Supplemental Draft, meaning Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby will not be eligible to enter the NFL in 2026.

The CBA allows the league to decide whether to hold a Supplemental Draft, and this year, it won’t. pic.twitter.com/MU2dZGmokw

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 23, 2026

NFL front office took the decision away from the teams. The shield doing its job protecting owners from themselves.

Exactly. Though a part of me wishes, they had had the supplemental draft and suspended him indefinitely before it even took place.


Of course, they can always suspend him when he's drafted next year so same result if that's what they want

Commence Houston Gamblers jokes

This is smart.
Now if there are federal or state charges, or more comes out, they are insulated from being part of the story.

This makes Tech look even worse. LOL

LB12MEEN said:

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This makes Tech look even worse. LOL

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Why?

Tech told him he wasn't playing football. Offered to let him enroll, work out, get support and help. What else would you have Tech do?

I'm a Tech fan who wanted him to never play a down after all this came to light, and for whatever reasons you care to ascribe to this situation, that's what came to pass.

I don't see how this makes Tech look bad. Sorsby is the cause of Sorsby's problems.

The fact that they were planing on playing him until the Big 12 took action against all of Tech's leadership. Tech ONLY said no after the Big 12 lawyered up better than Tech did. And the NFL is stating the lawyering up made it even worse for Soresby. If Tech had told him no from the start instead of supporting a lawsuit, maybe the NFL is more open to the supplemental draft.

All of college football besides Tech and now the NFL all said no.

It's pretty simple.

It's sad I have to explain it to you.

not just "said no". Everyone else Immediately said no.

The NFL's letter to him is pretty brutal.

Here is the letter from the NFL’s Management Council to Brendan Sorsby:

Dear Mr. Sorsby:
 
We are in receipt of your Petition for Special Eligibility, dated June 16, 2026 (“Petition”).  As announced earlier today, the League has elected not to conduct a Supplemental Draft this… https://t.co/FMxW8Fje72

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 23, 2026

Wonder if the league will issue a statement anywhere near that harsh about Josh Jacobs beating his girlfriend.

Brendan Sorsby's attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, tells ESPN of the NFL's decision to not hold a supplemental draft: "It is a violation of the CBA and the law. We will pursue this immediately with the NFLPA."

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) June 23, 2026

Sue. Sue. Sue. Goodness.

LOL

Good luck with that Kessler. The last lawsuit did wonders for your client.

Zachary Klement said:

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Wonder if the league will issue a statement anywhere near that harsh about Josh Jacobs beating his girlfriend.

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Probably not. In the eyes of the NFL and most professional leagues beating your girlfriend isn't worse than gambling on your own team. And there's a reason for that.

Teslag said:

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Zachary Klement said:

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Wonder if the league will issue a statement anywhere near that harsh about Josh Jacobs beating his girlfriend.

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Probably not. In the eyes of the NFL and most professional leagues beating your girlfriend isn't worse than gambling on your own team. And there's a reason for that.

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No, they definitely won't. Unfortunately.

I will say also that this kid has gotten terrible advice through the whole process.
Especially after taking TTech for 7 million he didn't deserve, just stand up and take your medicine. Seriously. But every step is "what can I push for next", with seemingly zero understanding of the severity of his transgressions.

Well, technically, he did win the lawsuit he was in. Seems rather pyrrhic for sorsbey though.

I think it's all bluster, but Kessler has represented the players association numerous times. So if anyone can pull something out of their anus, it's him. though the odds of winning that are 100,000 to 1