NCAA may not be only one investigating Brendan Sorsby gambling. When FBI gets involved

The FBI could choose to investigate the alleged gambling activities of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby , two different people with knowledge of Sorby’s situation told USA TODAY Sports. The people talked on condition of anonymity in order to speak candidly about an ongoing NCAA investigation. Sorsby, a fifth-year senior with his third college program, is seeking professional help for a “gambling addiction" after checking himself into a gambling treatment facility.

Texas Tech officials issued a statement of support for Sorsby on Monday, April 27. Nonetheless, his situation could rise to the federal government. ARMOUR Brendan Sorsby's gambling addiction a symptom of our broader illness “It’s not guaranteed but it could be,” a college executive briefed on Sorsby's specific situation told USA TODAY Sports of the potential for an FBI probe into Sorsby’s alleged gambling activities.

“I don’t think it’s automatic, but would it be in their jurisdiction or perhaps what they are interested in? Yeah. ” Sorsby signed with Indiana out of Lake Dallas (Texas) before transferring for two seasons at Cincinnati.

In January he moved to Texas Tech, the defending Big 12 champion. Another person with direct knowledge of the Sorsby case, who stressed it’s not yet conclusively known if Sorsby bet on his own team(s) at any point, added that “a flag alerts them ( ProhiBet/IC360 , the third-party partner used in college athletics for gambling oversight, which then notifies the respective school) the second a student-athlete puts a wager on an NCAA sponsored sport, it’s a flag and an investigation starts. “The second and third layer would be if you’ve placed a wager on your sport in question, usually the FBI gets involved.