Brendan Sorsby Has Bet Up to $90,000; His Future Remains Uncertain

(AsiaGameHub) –   Brendan Sorsby‘s future is set to be determined, or at least significantly impacted, during a Monday hearing before Judge Ken Curry at the 99th District Court in Lubbock County, Texas.

The athlete, who is currently suspended from the upcoming NCAA football season, is seeking a court order to overturn the association’s decision, which would allow him to return to play.

As the hearing progresses, further details have emerged regarding the extent of Sorsby’s gambling activities during his time with Indiana, Cincinnati, and Texas Tech. According to a 111-page affidavit obtained and reported by ESPN’s David Purdum, citing OutKick, Sorsby placed a total of up to $90,000 in bets over a four-year period.

The Scale of Sorsby’s Gambling

His gambling began while he was a player for the Indiana Hoosiers and continued through his time at other universities, utilizing platforms such as Hard Rock Bet and FanDuel, as well as fantasy sports platforms like Underdog and PrizePicks. The report indicates that Sorsby’s extensive gambling does not appear to be linked to any attempts to use insider information to influence betting markets, and no evidence currently supports such claims.

Instead, he was an active bettor across various sports, including college football, the NBA, the PGA Tour, and MLB. Sorsby also enlisted others to place bets on his behalf. His personal wagers amounted to approximately 2,900 bets totaling over $30,000. His friends placed an additional $60,000 in bets for him. A particularly concerning instance occurred during the 2022 season when Sorsby, while redshirting, placed 40 bets on his own team, Indiana, stating it was a way to feel more connected to the team.

He maintained that all his bets on Indiana were for the team to win and that he ceased betting on the Hoosiers immediately before his debut game against Penn State. While the NCAA has acknowledged this specific detail, it has also upheld its universal rule: student-athletes are prohibited from betting on any sport that includes collegiate-level competition.

Sorsby Pushes Back Against the NCAA

Sorsby’s defense team has criticized the NCAA’s confrontational approach, arguing that the player requires support for his recovery from a gambling addiction rather than further punitive measures. A complaint filed by Sorsby’s legal team, seeking an injunction against the NCAA’s ban, stated, “Sorsby is currently ineligible to play for Texas Tech due to prior violations of the NCAA’s sports gambling rules. Rather than support a student-athlete’s recovery from a gambling addiction, the NCAA has weaponized his condition to shore up a facade of competitive integrity.”

Additional betting activity by Sorsby includes 50 bets placed on Indiana’s basketball team, totaling over $1,400, and 300 bets on college football amounting to $6,500. He also placed three bets on Cincinnati basketball for a total of $3,500 and paid $5,000 to an individual to place bets for him on NBA, MLB, and PGA Tour events while he was at Texas Tech.