Brendan Sorsby is speaking out for the first time about his gambling scandal in a new Texas Tech documentary airing this week on Paramount+.
Sorsby, who was set to receive millions of dollars from Texas Tech for his senior season, is currently out of football due to wagering thousands of dollars on various sports, including betting on his own team while he was a freshman at Indiana.
While Brendan Sorsby did win an injunction that would have, at least temporarily, allowed him to play for Texas Tech this fall, he instead declared himself eligible for the NFL’s supplemental draft. Unfortunately for him, the NFL chose not to hold a supplemental draft.
Sorsby’s other option, to play in the Canadian Football League, was also shot down when the league declared that teams could not sign him for the 2026 season.
Brendan Sorsby says he has ‘a ton of regret’
Brendan Sorsby has now publicly discussed his betting scandal for the first time in a new Texas Tech football documentary, The Program, which premieres on Friday.
“I couldn’t watch sporting activities without wanting to have something at stake, wanting to have some skin in the game,” The Athletic reports Sorsby said in the documentary about his gambling. “Whenever I got to Tech, same deal. Making more money than I ever made in my life, no reason to gamble. And yet I still did it.
“Just chasing a dopamine hit, and that’s where you lose yourself. … I’m walking around the facility and nobody knows that I have a problem gambling. Once I got found out and got caught, I went to rehab to fix my problem. And here we are.”
Gambling wasn’t the only issue that followed Sorsby to Texas Tech
In July, University of Cincinnati head coach Scott Satterfield claimed Texas Tech tampered with Brendan Sorsby during his final season with the Bearcats. Cincinnati also sued the quarterback for breach of contract, claiming that his transfer to Texas Tech caused the school to suffer damages exceeding $1 million.
Meanwhile, Brendan Sorsby’s agent, Ron Slavin, made allegations that the University of Cincinnati prioritized football success over his client’s gambling addiction. Cincinnati said that although Sorsby acknowledged making over 9,000 wagers, the school never “became aware of impermissible wagering.”
Cincinnati was absolved of any wrongdoing in a ruling by the NCAA this week, according to ESPN.
“Earlier this summer, NCAA enforcement staff completed an inquiry into a former Cincinnati student-athlete’s prohibited betting activity during his time at the university,” Cincinnati senior associate athletic director for communications Zach Stipe said in a statement. “The inquiry is now closed and the student-athlete was found to have committed a Level III violation. Cincinnati worked closely with the NCAA throughout the process, which began when the initial reports of impermissible sports wagering began.”