Top transfer Brendan Sorsby steps away from football: NCAA investigates gambling on former team

Monday afternoon one of the country’s top players checked into residential treatment for a gambling addiction.

 Texas Tech announced quarterback Brendan Sorsby is on immediate indefinite leave of absence from the football program. Texas tech announced that quarterback Brendan Sorsby just checked into rehab for his recent gambling addiction.

The NCAA has very strict rules against athletes betting on their own games, and the “lifetime ban” is a real possibility if the allegations are proven true. This leaves the Texas Tech coaching staff in shambles, as they have built their entire offensive scheme around Sorsby’s specific skill set. 

Sorsby was ranked as the top player in the transfer portal. Sorsby transferred from Cincinnati. Last season at Cincinnati Sorsby and the Bearcats went 7-5. Sorbsy had 2,800 passing yards and 27 touchdowns, with 5 interceptions. Cincinnati finished 7th in the Big 12.

Some say Sorsby was the highest paid player in the portal, he is getting paid $6 million from Texas Tech. Some experts have Texas Tech winning the Big 12 championship and being a College Football Playoff team with Sorsby at quarterback. Fans are now looking at the backup depth chart, wondering if anyone else on the roster can handle the pressure of a championship run.

This investigation puts a big question mark on the Red Raider football program. A team who was projected to be one of the nations best teams now leaves fans wondering if Sorsby will even play this next season. Does this jeopardize their Big 12 title hopes and a college football playoff spot?There is no announced timetable return for Brendan Sorsby or how long his treatment will take.

Texas Tech is treating this situation as a mental health matter.