Texas Tech, Brendan Sorsby make right, only choice to part ways
· Yahoo Sports
One of college football’s biggest offseason stories is finally coming to an end. In an unexpected turn of events, the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Brendan Sorsby have mutually agreed to part ways. Sorsby will now enter the Supplemental NFL Draft.
The decision comes just hours after the Big 12 filed a complaint in federal court in Dallas. Support from multiple state attorneys general strengthened the Big 12’s position and made a crushing defeat for Texas Tech increasingly inevitable. Given the circumstances, Texas Tech and Sorsby made the right decision.
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More importantly, it was the only decision left to make.
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The situation should never have reached this point. The controversial ruling from a Texas judge should never have happened. Texas Tech should not have welcomed Sorsby back to the program, and Sorsby should have accepted the consequences much sooner.
Brendan Sorsby runs with the ball during the Texas Tech football team’s spring game, Friday, April 17, 2026, at Jones AT&T Stadium.The only choice to make
In an era where NIL and the transfer portal have dramatically reshaped college football, this never should have become the spectacle it did. Sorsby was caught gambling on his own team. Texas Tech helped him seek treatment for his addiction. That should have been the end of the story.
Instead, Texas Tech appealed directly to the NCAA and appeared prepared to sue the Big 12 on Sorsby’s behalf. The entire situation was handled poorly. Unrealistic justifications, questionable comparisons to unrelated scandals, and a willingness to undermine the sport’s integrity only made matters worse.
Texas Tech does not deserve a pass in all of this. Rather than accepting reality—that Sorsby’s college career was over—the university chose to fight a battle it could not win.
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People will remember how this saga unfolded. The fact that it took this long for Texas Tech and Sorsby to recognize what needed to happen is baffling. Both seemed convinced they had found a way around the NCAA in pursuit of victories in 2026. Instead, college football demonstrated that some integrity still remains within the sport.
Texas Tech football player Brendan Sorsby reacts to a play during a Big 12 Conference men’s basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in United Supermarkets Arena.As for Sorsby, significant questions remain. Will an NFL team be willing to take a chance on him in the Supplemental Draft? How much draft capital would a franchise be willing to sacrifice? Can he regain the trust of an organization?
This also may not be the end of the gambling saga. According to the Big 12’s court filing, federal agents were investigating Sorsby. Whether that investigation continues remains unclear.
Sorsby should now focus on rebuilding trust at the professional level—with teammates, coaches, executives, and fans alike. Many will not forget that a university and a conference nearly found themselves in open conflict because of his poor judgment.
Regardless of what happens next, Texas Tech and Sorsby ultimately made the right choice. It was the only choice they had left.