A week after a Texas judge granted an injunction filed by Brendan Sorsby, granting him college eligibility for the 2026 season, the former Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback is reportedly aiming to play in the NFL.It comes amid a gambling scandal involving Sorsby, which became public after his transfer to Texas Tech for the 2026 season.Court documents alleged that Sorsby wagered over $90,000 while a student-athlete at Cincinnati and Indiana, including placing bets on Hoosiers games while enrolled at IU.All NCAA athletes are strictly prohibited from placing sports bets of any kind, including on professional leagues, as well as sports outside of the one that they play in. When a judge in Lubbock, Texas, granted Sorsby an injunction last week, it came after the NCAA had declared Sorsby ineligible due to his alleged and admitted sports gambling.Now, with Sorsby and Texas Tech at the center of the college football world, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Monday night that Sorsby intends to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft, which is expected to be held sometime in July.The deadline for Sorsby to enter the draft was June 22. The supplemental draft serves as a secondary way for players to be selected into the NFL, after the year’s draft has passed. The last player to be selected in the NFL’s supplemental draft was Jalen Thompson by the Arizona Cardinals in 2019. Sorsby was Cincinnati’s starting quarterback for each of the last two seasons, throwing 45 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while also rushing for 18 scores.Sorsby was seen as one of the top players in the transfer portal this winter and signed a lucrative contract to play for the Red Raiders this season.
A week after a Texas judge granted an injunction filed by Brendan Sorsby, granting him college eligibility for the 2026 season, the former Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback is reportedly aiming to play in the NFL.
It comes amid a gambling scandal involving Sorsby, which became public after his transfer to Texas Tech for the 2026 season.
Court documents alleged that Sorsby wagered over $90,000 while a student-athlete at Cincinnati and Indiana, including placing bets on Hoosiers games while enrolled at IU.
All NCAA athletes are strictly prohibited from placing sports bets of any kind, including on professional leagues, as well as sports outside of the one that they play in.
When a judge in Lubbock, Texas, granted Sorsby an injunction last week, it came after the NCAA had declared Sorsby ineligible due to his alleged and admitted sports gambling.
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Now, with Sorsby and Texas Tech at the center of the college football world, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Monday night that Sorsby intends to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft, which is expected to be held sometime in July.
The deadline for Sorsby to enter the draft was June 22. The supplemental draft serves as a secondary way for players to be selected into the NFL, after the year’s draft has passed.
The last player to be selected in the NFL’s supplemental draft was Jalen Thompson by the Arizona Cardinals in 2019.
Sorsby was Cincinnati’s starting quarterback for each of the last two seasons, throwing 45 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while also rushing for 18 scores.
Sorsby was seen as one of the top players in the transfer portal this winter and signed a lucrative contract to play for the Red Raiders this season.
