The Brendan Sorsby saga has reached its conclusion.
Sorsby has elected to leave Texas Tech and enter the NFL’s supplemental draft, according to a Monday report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
This development comes hours after the Big 12 filed a complaint to sanction Texas Tech for allowing Sorsby to play in 2026, despite the senior quarterback having admitted to and been caught betting on his team’s games in 2022 as a member of Indiana’s football program.
The NCAA initially issued a permanent ban on Sorsby for his gambling activity, only for retired Texas judge Ken Curry to grant him a preliminary injunction last week which would restore his 2026 eligibility.
Big 12 athletic directors and presidents were reportedly unhappy with Sorsby being able to play this fall, meeting on a number of occasions to air their grievances and explore possible avenues for punishment.
However, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton informed the conference it would be subject to legal complications should it attempt to sanction Sorsby and Texas Tech, while attorney generals from Oklahoma and Utah each put out their own statements urging the Big 12 to exercise its bylaws and take action.
Texas Tech publicly supported Sorsby and declared its intention to play him in 2026, but Sorsby will now leave the college ranks altogether to try and find a landing spot in the NFL.
Sorsby’s initial NFL future will be determined by the supplemental draft, which allows college players with impacted eligibility to be selected by league teams during the summer rather than having to wait for April’s standard draft.