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Texas Court Overturns NCAA Ban, Clears Sorsby for Opener

6/10/2026

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Sorsby Overturns Ban

A Texas court issued an injunction overturning the NCAA ban on Brendan Sorsby for 40 bets on his team totaling $90,000.
Injunction suspends Sorsby for two games (Abilene Christian, Oregon State) and clears him for the Sept. 18 Big 12 opener versus Houston.
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said athletic directors held a call, and Georgia AD Josh Brooks and Nebraska AD Troy Dannen barred games with Texas Tech, and NCAA filed an appeal.

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Sorsby Ordered Counseling

The injunction orders Sorsby to receive counseling, attend Gamblers Anonymous-type meetings, and file monthly NCAA reports.
Attorney Jeffrey Kessler argued the NCAA should treat Sorsby’s gambling as a mental-health issue, not merely a rule breach.
NCAA lawyer Taylor Askew said the association considered Sorsby’s condition but still deemed permanent ineligibility appropriate.
Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt said the school will provide care, monitoring and compliance checks for Sorsby this season.

History

Historical Context

Following a wave of match-fixing investigations that led to six people being arrested in December 2013 and the FA issuing bans, the Premier League in 2019 imposed a fine on fifteen players, each receiving a three-month suspension. In 2024 a Texas court freed quarterback Brendan Sorsby from the NCAA gambling ban, echoing the league’s punitive-rehabilitative model.

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Sorsby Overturns Ban

A Texas court issued an injunction overturning the NCAA ban on Brendan Sorsby for 40 bets on his team totaling $90,000.
Injunction suspends Sorsby for two games (Abilene Christian, Oregon State) and clears him for the Sept. 18 Big 12 opener versus Houston.
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said athletic directors held a call, and Georgia AD Josh Brooks and Nebraska AD Troy Dannen barred games with Texas Tech, and NCAA filed an appeal.

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