Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby to enter NFL Supplemental Draft amid gambling rule controversy
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Summary
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby plans to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft, ending uncertainty about his eligibility to play for the Red Raiders this season. The decision follows a Lubbock County judge's ruling that barred the NCAA from preventing Sorsby from playing due to NCAA gambling rules violations, though the Big 12 had recently asked a federal court to allow enforcement of its bylaws and sanctions against him.
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· 3 pulledBrendan Sorsby plans to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft, according to a person briefed on the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.
The move would end the drama over whether he would be eligible to play for the Red Raiders this year despite violating NCAA gambling rules.
The news comes one week after a Lubbock County judge barred the NCAA from preventing Sorsby from playing for violating NCAA gambling rules.
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