NCAA Rejects Texas Tech Appeal on QB Brendan Sorsby's Eligibility After Own-Team Gambling
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Updated · ESPN · Jun 6
NCAA Rejects Texas Tech Appeal on QB Brendan Sorsby's Eligibility After Own-Team Gambling
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Jun 6
Summary
Texas Tech's bid to restore Brendan Sorsby's eligibility was denied Friday, leaving the transfer quarterback barred from playing as the school awaits a separate court ruling in Texas.
Sorsby was ruled ineligible after admitting he gambled on sports, including on his own team while at Indiana before later stops at Cincinnati and Texas Tech.
The appeal denial follows the NCAA's rejection of Texas Tech's initial reinstatement request on May 22; the school had formally declared Sorsby ineligible on May 18 to pursue that process.
A two-hour hearing on Sorsby's May 18 lawsuit seeking a temporary injunction was held Monday in Lubbock County's 99th District Court, but Judge Ken Curry had not ruled as of Friday.