In the latest update to the ongoing saga, Brendan Sorsby has reportedly retained a lawyer to attempt to regain his collegiate eligibility.
The biggest storyline out of Texas Tech the past week has been the ongoing saga with quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who left the team to get treatment for a gambling addiction and was later reported to be under investigation by the NCAA.
Reports have piled up and swirled into the national attention, including alleged amounts of bets placed, money wagered and the potential of Sorsby putting money down on Indiana while he was on the Hoosiers' roster as a redshirt freshman.
While it is unclear what will become of Sorsby's future in the scarlet and black, he made a move that could indicate what's to come.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter and Pete Thamel, Sorsby has retained the legal council of famed sports lawyer Jeffrey Kessler in efforts to reclaim his collegiate eligibility if the NCAA was to rule against him.
The pair also noted that if Sorsby and Kessler were unable to restore his ability to play in the upcoming season, the NFL's supplemental draft could become a serious option.
Sorsby has until June 30 to declare for the supplemental draft, which has not seen a player taken through it since 2019. That previous prospect was former Washington State safety Jalen Thompson, who was ruled ineligible by the NCAA for his senior season.
Schefter followed up his initial post to provide further insight into the supplemental draft pathway. He wrote, "If a player loses eligibility, he would be eligible to apply for the NFL's supplemental draft...the league says there's no deadline set for the supplemental draft."
Obviously, no one knows definitively what is ahead for Sorsby following this probe by the NCAA. However, the move to hire an attorney can open a few ideas up for speculation.
It seems that Sorsby is aware, either through a 'gut feeling' or some sort of knowledge not yet made available to the public, that he is not going to be looked upon favorably by the governing body of college athletics.
For those unfamiliar with Kessler's background, he's taken up several cases related to anti-trust in sports, including a landmark case that created free agency in the NFL, and continues to represent a wide variety of professional athlete unions, like the NFLPA.
If Sorsby wants a legal fight, there are few other options better to choose from than Kessler.
Although there's still no official word from the NCAA, it is nearly confirmed that Texas Tech will stripped of its quarterback after no wrongdoing from the program itself. But the decision from Sorsby to lawyer up shows that this high-profile story is far from over, even following a ruling from the NCAA.