NCAA: Sorsby's college career should end for gambling on own team - ESPN

The NCAA says it would be forced to become the first major American sports league to allow an athlete who bet on their own games to continue to compete if a district court were to grant quarterback Brendan Sorsby an injunction allowing him to play for Texas Tech this season.

The NCAA laid out its opposition to Sorsby's request in a legal brief filed late Friday in district court in Lubbock, Texas, that revealed new details about law enforcement's involvement in the origin of the case and the scope of the embattled quarterback's betting. The NCAA also pushed back on Texas Tech's claims that it had intentionally delayed the investigation and had been insensitive to Sorsby's stint in gambling rehab.

A hearing on Sorsby's request for an injunction is scheduled for Monday in Lubbock.

Sorsby was diagnosed with gambling and anxiety disorders during a 35-day inpatient stay at a gambling rehabilitation center in Arizona, according to his attorneys. He is alleged to have placed thousands of bets during his college career at Indiana, Cincinnati and Texas Tech, according to legal documents.

«Brendan has a mental health condition that predisposed him to compulsively use predatory and addictive online gambling apps,» attorney Scott Tompsett wrote in a letter to the NCAA that was included in court documents filed Friday.

The NCAA stated in its brief that Sorsby should be commended for seeking treatment and is free to continue his playing career elsewhere. Sorsby was a top target in the offseason transfer portal and considered an NFL prospect who could opt to enter the supplemental draft.

«But the NCAA Bylaws are clear that his college football career has come to an end,» the NCAA wrote.

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