Judge Grants Injunction, Brendan Sorsby Set to Be Eligible for 2026 Season

After committing multiple NCAA rules violations during years of gambling activity, Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby will be allowed to suit up for the Red Raiders this fall, a Texas judge has ruled.

The surprise decision came on Monday in Lubbock County district court, when retired Tarrant County Judge Ken Curr—who was assigned the case after a previous judge who was a Texas Tech alumnus recused himself—granted Sorsby’s request for a temporary injunction against the NCAA, which previously ruled him ineligible due to gambling activities.

The injunction is effective immediately and “will continue in full force and effect until the signing of the final judgment” in the case or until further order of the court, according to Monday’s decision.

The NCAA, which is likely to appeal Monday’s ruling, in a statement said it “strongly disagrees with the court’s ruling in Sorsby’s case and is deeply concerned about the damaging, far-reaching and broadly destabilizing ramifications of this outcome — which undermines and corrupts the integrity of sports.

“The NCAA is committed to supporting student-athlete mental health but must continue to aggressively defend against actions that defraud college athletics and threaten competitive integrity, such as betting on one’s own sport.”

Sorsby will be suspended for the first two games of Texas Tech’s season—against Abilene Christian and Oregon State—as part of the injunction’s terms.

Had the injunction not been granted, Sorsby likely would have turned to the NFL Supplemental Draft, the deadline for which is June 22.

The lawsuit was first filed on May 18 by Sorsby’s legal team, which includes House v. NCAA plaintiff lawyer Jeffrey Kessler. It came just a few weeks after Sorsby and Texas Tech announced he would seek “residential treatment” for gambling addiction .