NFL Says 'No' To Brendan Sorsby Supplemental Draft; Texas Tech QB 'In Limbo'

DALLAS - The latest in the Brendan Sorsby saga?

The almost-Texas Tech quarterback was planning to come home to DFW for a Pro Day that would proceed his entry into the NFL via a Supplemental Draft.

But now?

Sorsby can still work out to his heart's content.

But he won't be going into the NFL in 2026.

For Texas Tech? The Red Raiders cannot be blamed for wishing to wash their hands of the whole thing. ...

But now the NFL has done the same, with a Tuesday decision to not bother scheduling a supplemental draft at all.

What does this mean for the undeniably talented QB?

He's "in limbo'' as it relates to the NFL, as a source tells us. ... because as we understand it, he can't sign with an NFL team in any capacity, not even as an undrafted free agent.

What's he left with? We suppose he'll hook up with a UFL team for next year ... with no promises that the NFL allows him any sort of easy entry at all.

How can this happen? The CBA allows the league to decide if there will be a supplemental draft ... and we're guessing that the NFL decided that Sorsby's gambling issue is a hot potato that it simply doesn't want to handle right now.

Meanwhile ... 

As it relates to the school, the Big 12 might be among the bodies that continue to favor litigiousness - and some might argue, self-righteousness.

What started as an explosive eligibility fight over the former Red Raiders quarterback has now turned into a lingering conference problem, and it could in theory still cost Texas Tech even with Sorsby no longer in the picture.

Yes, this is the case even though Sorsby never played a down in Lubbock.

For a minute there? Well, according to the oddsmakers, there was a 36-percent chance that his next team would be the lowly Arizona Cardinals, reknowned for their inability to solve their problems at the QB position.

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But now? There is a zero-percent chance of him joining any NFL team in 2026.

As it relates to Tech? According to reports, the Big 12 has not dropped its litigation tied to the situation, and league officials are expected to meet with member schools to sort through what happens next.

That’s where things get messy.

Sorsby left Texas Tech after he was ruled ineligible by the NCAA for the 2026 college football season following his admission of a gambling "addiction'' ... and that he had previously gambled on games involving his own team.

A Texas judge later ruled that Sorsby could play, creating a full-blown storm across the sport.

Some Big 12 schools were furious - and apparently still are.

Some programs reportedly floated the possibility of refusing to play Texas Tech if Sorsby took the field.

The conference then moved legally to block him from playing, even as the case became bigger than one quarterback.

Now, with Sorsby moving on, the question is whether Texas Tech still faces consequences.

Legal fees are part of the debate. So is the precedent. Other Big 12 schools may not be eager to help cover costs from a fight they didn’t start, especially one involving player eligibility, gambling concerns and competitive balance.

For Texas Tech, the timing of a potential distraction is troubling. The Red Raiders are coming off a College Football Playoff appearance in 2025 and have become one of the Big 12’s most dangerous programs.

On the field, coach Joey McGuire's team's talent is real.

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Off the field, though? The Red Raiders would like the Sorsby saga to go away ... any place else as far from Lubbock as possible.

Unfortunately for Sorsby, though, that "any place'' in 2026 won't be the NFL.