Former Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not play football this year after the NFL opted not to hold a supplemental draft in 2026. Sorsby has been the talk of both college football and the NFL after his gambling addiction led to a hard-fought court battle against the NCAA before capitulating and withdrawing his eligibility suit.
From being the most sought-after prospect in the transfer portal in January, Sorsby will now have to take his chances in the 2027 NFL Draft.
Adam Breneman Shocked by Turn of Events in Brendan Sorsby Scandal
In a clip posted on his Instagram page on Wednesday, media personality Adam Breneman, who last interviewed Sorsby before his gambling scandal unraveled, spoke about the shocking turn of events that have led to the quarterback not playing any football this year.
“I was the last person to interview Brendan Sorsby before his college career abruptly ended,” Breneman said. “After talking to him in that interview, it was pretty clear that he was just as blindsided as everybody else. Sorsby talked about Lubbock, Texas, like he was settling in for a decade. He only had one year of eligibility left, but this was a dude who was ready for the season.
“It’s just that the strangest part to me about this whole thing isn’t the headline, it’s how just a couple of weeks before, everything was normal at Texas Tech, and Brendan Sorsby was gonna be their starting QB in the fall. It’s wild to think about just how fast things can turn in our sport of college football… Nothing about his eyes, body language, or answers hinted at all that something like this was about to happen.”
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Sorsby reportedly placed thousands of bets, including 40 on the Indiana Hoosiers, while still part of the team. The scale of his gambling and the fact that he bet on a team he played for rendered the eligibility debate moot in the eyes of the NCAA. When he was granted a preliminary injunction, the Big 12 programs were in an uproar.
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The NCAA sent an official letter of inquiry to the Cincinnati Bearcats over their awareness of Sorsby’s gambling problem, as the fallout from the scandal continues unabated.
Sorsby played for the Bearcats for two seasons after leaving Indiana, and last year, tallied 2,800 passing yards on 61.6% completion, 27 touchdowns, and five interceptions, while adding 580 rushing yards and nine scores, earning a PFN College QB Impact score of 88.2, ranking him at No. 10 in the country.
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After dropping his lawsuit against the NCAA, Sorsby’s college football career came to an ignominious end before he had played a single snap for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, who battled the LSU Tigers for his signature.
Sorsby will be plunged into one of the deepest and most talented quarterback classes in recent memory during the 2027 NFL Draft and he will have the added disadvantage of a gambling scandal hanging over him and a year away from the sport before draft night.
