College football just hit total chaos, and NCAA President Charlie Baker is officially waving the white flag to Capitol Hill. On Monday, Lubbock County District Judge Ken Curry granted Texas Tech football quarterback Brendan Sorsby a preliminary injunction. The ruling completely bypasses the NCAA’s permanent ban, making Sorsby eligible for the 2026 season.
The star signal-caller will sit out the first two games against Abilene Christian and Oregon State as part of a compromised penalty, but the decision has sent shockwaves through college sports.
Sorsby, an elite transfer who threw for 2,800 yards and racked up 36 total touchdowns last season at the University of Cincinnati, admitted to placing thousands of impermissible wagers totaling $90,000. Most notably, court records show he bet on his own team 40 times while redshirting at Indiana University in 2022.
His legal team argued his rampant gambling stemmed from a clinically diagnosed mental health disorder and anxiety. Judge Curry agreed that permanent ineligibility would cause Sorsby “irreparable injury,” especially with a reported $5 million NIL deal on the line at Texas Tech.
Baker didn’t mince words in response, calling the situation the ultimate tipping point for federal intervention.
“There is no better example of why targeted intervention from Congress is necessary,” Baker stated. “When you have schools and deep-pocketed supporters willing to look the other way on the glaring integrity threat of betting on your own team—and judges whose rulings effectively strip away our ability to stop them—only Congress can equip the NCAA to apply this common-sense rule fairly.”
Baker is aggressively pushing for the Protect College Sports Act, legislation designed to give the NCAA explicit legal power to enforce its own gambling restrictions. For decades, wagering on your own team was the ultimate red line in sports. Now, thanks to a Texas courtroom, that line is completely blurred, and the NCAA is powerless to stop it.
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