
When Texas Tech lured quarterback Brendan Sorsby away from Cincinnati in the transfer portal, it had designs on competing for the national championship.
On April 27, that plan fell apart—for the time being. Sorsby shocked the college football world with an announcement that he would seek treatment for a gambling addiction, with the NCAA indicating on the same day that it would investigate thousands of bets on sports Sorsby allegedly made online in recent years. Texas Tech announced on Monday that Sorsby has been ruled ineligible by the NCAA ahead of the 2026 season.