Brendan Sorsby ruling is another example of Texas Tech fighting to keep pace with Texas

The latest piece of drama coming out of Lubbock has dropped. Once again, it is related to the Texas Tech Red Raiders' supposed starting quarterback, Brendan Sorsby.

ESPN's Pete Thamel reported that "a judge in district court in Lubbock County, Texas, has granted the injunction requested by Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby. He’s set to be eligible for the 2026 season."

Fighting for a quarterback's eligiblity to maintain your chances at competing in the Big 12 is certainly a statement from the Red Raiders, adding to the drama that Texas Tech has produced this offseason.

It was just a few days ago that Tech head coach Joey McGuire took shots at Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, trying to challenge the Longhorns to a Week 1 matchup. To put it lightly, keeping Sorsby eligible for even part of the season sure is a stretch for the Red Raiders, especially compared to the Horns touting Arch Manning as their starting QB.

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Earlier this year, reports came out that Sorsby had been caught making bets on college sports, specifically college football games, and even more specifically, his then-current team's games when he played for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Immediately, it looked like Sorsby's career was going to come to an end as the QB headed to rehab to begin treatment for his gambling addiction, which was reported alongside the news of his placed bets.

Of course, the NCAA ruled that Sorsby was no longer eligible to play college football, but the ruling from the district court put a virtual pause on the NCAA's ruling, once again showing that the governing party of collegiate sports doesn't have a ton of actual power when it comes to upholding its own rulings.

NCAA in direct disagreement with latest Brendan Sorsby ruling

"The NCAA 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 released after Sorsby's injunction was announced.

"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."

On Sorsby's side of things, quite literally, his attorney announced that the ruling was just another step in an ongoing process.

"This is just a result. He will continue in treatment, devote himself to his team and educating others about the dangers of gambling addiction, and there is no damage to the competitive integrity of NCAA games," Sorsby's attorney shared.

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Sorsby's suspension covers the first two weeks of the season, when Texas Tech is scheduled to play Abilene Christian and Oregon State, not the Texas Longhorns.

Since the Red Raiders and the Horns aren't actually scheduled to play this season, Sorsby and Manning won't share a field, even if Sorsby receives yet another home-cooked court ruling out of Lubbock.

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