Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has been declared eligible to play for the Red Raiders in the 2026 season. The quarterback was first declared ineligible by the NCAA due to his alleged involvement in gambling while with Indiana. Still, he has been awarded a temporary injunction allowing him to play during the 2026 season.
This means Sorsby, who placed at least 40 wagers and approximately $90,000 in bets over four years, will be allowed to play after serving a ban for the first two games of the season. He transferred to the Red Raiders instead of opting to declare for the 2026 NFL draft.
In the wake of this, several schools have taken strict measures while condemning the eligibility of Sorsby. This includes Georgia Bulldogs, whose Director of Athletics, Josh Brooks, has ordered his programs not to host any Red Raiders in the future. While the already scheduled matchups will go as planned, the possibility of the two schools facing each other beyond that is highly unlikely.
Right after this news, Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell mocked this decision of Georgia, using X, where he asked its AI assistant to remind fans “how many @GeorgiaFootball
players have been arrested in the last year?”
In response, X’s Grok answered that at least eight Georgia football players were arrested in the last 12 months alone, including “Jahzare Jackson (Jul 2025: felony marijuana), Nyier Daniels (Nov 2025: multiple felonies incl. fleeing; dismissed), Dontrell Glover & Bo Walker (Dec 2025: shoplifting), London Seymour (Jan 2026: 11 felony property damage counts), Chris Cole & Darren Ikinnagbon (Feb 2026: reckless driving/speeding), Ja’Marley Riddle (May 2026: felony drug possession & speeding).”
Through this, Campbell was trying to hit back at Georgia to stop portraying themselves as running a clean habitat.
Cody Campbell’s Reaction To Brendan Sorsby Ruling
Despite the strong recommendation of the NCAA, the Lubbock County judge granted Sorsby a temporary injunction, allowing him to compete while the case carries on in court. According to Judge Ken Curry, the NCAA cannot stop Sorsby from practicing or competing until the trial ends, as the athlete would suffer “probable, imminent, and irreparable injury.”
In the wake of this ruling, Cody Campbell chose to focus on the bigger issue that surrounds college athletics.
“This unfortunate situation is the outcome of a broken system,” Campbell told On3’s Pete Nakos. “I’m doing everything I can to fix it, but until there is a permanent solution, Texas Tech and its student athletes have to do the best they can to navigate and compete amid the chaos that exists in the reality of the world we live in.”
During the injunction hearing, Sorsby’s attorneys argued that the quarterback was diagnosed with gambling and anxiety disorders. He has also completed a 35-day rehabilitation program in Arizona. Their point was that if the ruling goes against Sorsby, then it would discourage athletes from asking for help regarding their addictions.
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