Former Indiana University Quarterback Brendan Sorsby made thousands of bets totaling at least $90,000, court documents show Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has made thousands of bets totaling at least $90,000 while in college, including at least 40 bets on Indiana football when he was a Hoosiers freshman in 2022, according to court filings before a scheduled hearing in the transfer player’s lawsuit seeking to have the NCAA restore his eligibility for what would be his final season this fall. Sorsby, who transferred to Texas Tech for a reported multimillion dollar-deal after playing for Cincinnati the past two seasons, was ruled ineligible after he acknowledged wagering on sports. A hearing is scheduled Today in district court in Lubbock County, Texas, where the school is located, on Sorsby’s lawsuit filed May 18 seeking a temporary injunction against the NCAA.
Court filings show that on March 11 the NCAA received a tip from an online gambling book, which had been informed by law enforcement, about Sorsby’s gambling activity. Texas Tech was notified April 14 that the NCAA was doing an investigation. According to agreed-upon stipulated facts included in court documents, Sorsby made at least 2,900 bets totaling more than $30,000 while at Indiana from June 2022 through December 2023. Those included at least 40 bets on the Hoosiers games and players, though he didn’t bet on games in which he played. There were at least 40 more bets on Indiana men’s basketball and approximately 300 bets on college football games unrelated to Indiana during that span.
He continued betting after transferring to Cincinnati, though not on the Bearcats, and started using accounts not in his name. The documents show that between December 25, 2023, and June 23, 2025, Sorsby provided more than $60,000 to a friend to deposit into a FanDuel account registered to his brother-in-law that was shared by Sorsby and a friend. Since transferring to Texas Tech, in a state where online betting is illegal, Sorsby sent approximately $5,000 through Venmo or Zelle to other individuals who placed bets on his behalf.
Texas Tech announced on April 27, about two weeks after being notified by the NCAA, that the 22-year-old Sorsby was taking an indefinite leave of absence to enter a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction. He has completed that 35-day program and coach Joey McGuire said this week that the quarterback was close to returning to campus, where he can still participate in offseason workouts with the Red Raiders. Sorsby’s lawsuit was filed the same day Texas Tech ruled him ineligible, a necessary step before the school could initiate the process to seek his reinstatement. Tech filed that request for reinstatement the following day, on May 19, and the NCAA denied it May 22. Texas Tech said this week that it is appealing that ruling.
Indiana Hoosiers Track and Field Qualify Five to National Meet in Eugene, Oregon The Indiana University track and field team closed the final day of the NCAA East Regional meet on Saturday. The Hoosiers saw their final qualifier punch their ticket, moving the total to five national qualifiers for the Championship meet in two weeks. Veronica Hargrave was the final Hoosier to punch her ticket in back-to-back years as she earned an automatic qualifying mark for the women’s 800-meter. Following the weekend, Indiana saw four men and one woman earn their spots for the National Championship meet, set for June 10-13. National Qualifiers: Camden Marshall (800-meters), John Colquitt (400-meter Hurdles), Trelee Banks Rose (200-meters), Tyler Carrel (Pole Vault) and Veronica Hargrave (800-meters).
Indiana University Football’s Curt Cignetti and Memorial Stadium appear on leaked College Football 27 cover The return of the EA Sports College Football video game has been a big hit among fans of the sport, and it appears Indiana will be featured in multiple ways on the upcoming cover. In a preview of the College Football 27 cover leaked in multiple social media posts, head coach Curt Cignetti is front and center on the Deluxe Edition cover, and Memorial Stadium is featured as the backdrop. In separate leaks about the game, IU starting left tackle Carter Smith has the second-highest player rating of anyone in the nation on the game. Players who opt into the game make money from the use of their name, image and likeness. It’s just the latest way Cignetti has garnered significant national attention. This month alone he also shared the podium at the White House and drove the Indy 500 pace car.
Also on the leaked cover are Oregon’s Dante Moore, Miami’s Malachi Toney, Notre Dame’s Leonard Moore, USC’s Jayden Maiava, Ole Miss’ Kewan Lacy, Texas’ Colin Simmons, and multiple mascots. EA Sports has not yet confirmed the final cover. On Friday, EA Sports announced the “Opening Drive” event will reveal more information on the upcoming college football game, as well as Madden NFL 27, in “one connected showcase, covering every mode, every major innovation, and every way to play.” The event is scheduled for June 4. In the past, EA Sports has revealed a standard edition cover with two or three players as the cover athletes, followed by a deluxe edition that includes several players and coaches. No one from Indiana has previously been on the cover.
Cignetti has quickly become an iconic figure in college football. A two-time national coach of the year, Cignetti enters his third season as head coach at Indiana after he engineered the two most successful seasons in program history to open his coaching tenure. Named the 30th head football coach in IU football history on December 3, 2024, his first two calendar years on campus have seen arguably the most noteworthy turnaround in FBS history. After leading one of the best first-year turnarounds in FBS history in 2024 with an eight-win improvement over the previous season, he engineered the 16-0 College Football Playoff national championship team.
The 16 wins in 2026 tie the all-time FBS single season mark (Yale, 1894) and set the Big Ten record for victories. He has led Indiana to a nation’s-best 27 victories over his first two seasons in Bloomington, the most by an FBS coach in their first two seasons at a school all-time. The back-to-back double-digit win seasons marked the first two in Indiana’s history, while the 17 Big Ten wins set a program-best mark over a two-year stretch and are tied for No. 2 in Big Ten history.
Nationally, Cignetti was the first-ever Division I head coach to start 8-0 or better in consecutive seasons at different institutions and the third ever to begin consecutive seasons at 10-0. He is also just the third Big Ten head coach to start each of his first two seasons with at least an 8-0 record along with Urban Meyer (Ohio State; 2012-13) and Fielding Yost (Michigan; 1901-02). He won 14 of the 17 national coach of the year awards he was eligible in his first two seasons at Indiana, which includes being the first back-to-back winner for five of those honors. Along with the national accolades, Cignetti is the first coach to win both the Hayes-Schembechler (coaches vote) and Dave McClain (media vote) Big Ten Coach of the Year awards in consecutive seasons in conference history (1982-91, 2011-present).
Two Indiana Hoosiers are on ESPN’s top-100 2026 NBA Draft big board Indiana is a longshot to have anyone selected in next month’s 2026 NBA Draft. But two Hoosiers appear in ESPN’s top-100 prospects for the draft, and they are side-by-side. Jeremy Woo placed Lamar Wilkerson at No. 86 and Tucker DeVries at No. 87 on his 2026 top-100 big board. There are 60 selections in the draft. Both players are working out for NBA teams, with both competing at this point for spots on summer league rosters and training camp invites. Both players were invited to the 2026 G League combine.
Wilkerson, 24, averaged 20.9 points per game, the highest scoring rate for a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08). He added 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.0 steal per outing and finished the season as one of three Hoosiers to start all 32 games. Wilkerson shot 46.3% (227-of-490) from the floor, 37.8% (104-of-275) from the 3-point line, and 88.8% (111-of-125) from the free throw line. The Ashdown, Arkansas., native made 104 shots behind the arc during his lone season with the Cream and Crimson, the second most in program history behind only Steve Alford’s total of 107 during the 1986-87 campaign. His 70 made 3-pointers in conference play established a program record. His free throw percentage of 88.8% ranked fourth in Indiana history for players with more than 100 made free throws in a single season.
DeVries, 23, averaged 13.7 points, a team-best 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.1 steals in 34.2 minutes per game. He shot 39.7% (144-of-363) from the floor, 33.3% (82-of-246) from the 3-point line, and 85.9% (67-of-78) from the free throw line. DeVries scored at least 15 points in 14 games, grabbed five or more rebounds in 18 games, handed out five or more assists 10 times, made multiple 3-pointers in 23 contests, and posted a team-high three double-doubles. DeVries worked out for the Indiana Pacers earlier this week.
Indiana Fever blown out by the Portland Fire after Caitlin Clark’s worst game of season The Indiana Fever dropped the second-straight game on their West Coast trip Saturday night after falling to the Portland Fire, 100-84. An abysmal first quarter doomed the Fever from right out the gate. The Fire outscored the Fever 29-15 in that first frame that saw the only Indiana lead in the game. Caitlin Clark set up Aliyah Boston for a fast break field goal 2:40 into the game to put the Fever up by six, their largest lead of the game. The Fire responded with an 11-0 run, which was a large contributor to outscoring the Fever by 14 in the first quarter. Portland led by 13 at halftime. The third quarter was just as bad for the Fever defense. Indiana allowed Portland to score 37 points in those 10 minutes, further digging the whole that proved too deep to climb out of. Clark had another rough shooting night, going just 1-for-7 from the field. Her six points is her lowest total of the season so far. She also attempted just two three-point shots, missing both. Boston led the Fever’s scorer with 18 points as Kelsey Mitchell wasn’t far behind with 17. Meanwhile, six different Fire players scored in double figures. The Fever enter a four-day break before hosting the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night at 7 p.m.
Indy Eleven Extends Home Unbeaten Streak to Nine With 1-0 Win Over Rhode Island FC Bruno Rendón scored a goal for the fourth straight match, Eric Dick made six saves while recording his 33rd career clean sheet, and the Boys in Blue vaulted themselves up to second place in the Eastern Conference with a 1-0 win over Rhode Island FC at Carroll Stadium, extending their home unbeaten streak to nine (8-0-1). Captain Aodhan Quinn made his 300th USL Championship regular season appearance and midway through the first half became the first USL Championship player to log 25,000 minutes. In the 55th minute, Quinn assisted Rendón’s winner on a well-placed cross, bringing him just two assists shy of Kenardo Forbes’ USL Championship regular season record of 66.
Taking a corner kick from the right side, Quinn clipped a ball in towards the top of a crowded penalty area. Rendón drifted away from the masses in front of the goal and tracked down the pass just left of the penalty spot, hitting a masterful right-footed volley into the top-left corner of the goal. Dick was extraordinary, repeatedly claiming crosses and making comfortable saves on long-range shots. Indy Eleven’s goalkeeper never appeared troubled by any of Rhode Island’s six shots on target and held down the fort in front of the Brickyard Battalion for a second half that saw the visitors take 12 shots.
The Boys in Blue had their first big chance in the 26th minute when Quinn lifted a perfectly timed through ball to Rendón, who was making a run into the box. Indy Eleven’s leading goalscorer in all competitions took a touch off his chest at the penalty spot before steering a left-footed shot just right of the goal. After Rendón’s goal, Edward Kizza had a great chance to double the hosts’ lead in the 65th minute. Logan Neidlinger played a beautiful ball from outside the box on the right side to the far post at the six-yard line. Kizza’s one-time shot rolled just left of the post, though, and both players came off shortly afterwards as coach Sean McAuley looked for fresh legs.
Cam Lindley made history for the second straight week, breaking the franchise record for starts in all competitions with his 107th. Lindley already holds the club mark for appearances in all comps with 128, a record that he broke last week. He also surpassed 15,000 career minutes tonight (15,042). In the final half hour, Rhode Island peppered the hosts’ goal with attacks in search of an equalizer. Repeatedly, though, Indy Eleven’s back line and goalkeeper stayed strong. In the 87th minute, the visitors quickly pushed up field off a drop ball and recorded their final shot on target with a half-volley from just outside the box sent toward the bottom left corner. Dick dove to his left and made the save, securing the victory.
A third of the way through the season, the Boys in Blue finished Saturday night in second place in the Eastern Conference after starting the night it in fifth. Indy Eleven has won three straight league games since losing 1-0 to still-undefeated Tampa Bay Rowdies. Next Saturday, June 6 is Racing Indy Night at Carroll Stadium when the Boys in Blue host USL League One side Forward Madison FC in Prinx Tires USL Cup action at 7 p.m. Tickets start at just $7 online and fans can add an Indy Eleven Racing Milk Bottle at checkout for $4. Ticket options include the new Desnuda Tequila Deck, Family Four-Packs, and Flex Mini-Plans.
Located on the East Deck, the Desnuda Tequila Deck has an exclusive full-service bar and high-top seating providing panoramic pitch-side views for 50 people. It’s a social experience offering a wonderful place to hang out and take in the game! Desnuda Tequila Deck seats start at $59 and include one FREE cocktail and bottomless chips, salsa, and guac. The Family Four-Pack is available for all 2026 home games and can be purchased online only. Priced at just $49, the Family Four-Pack includes four tickets, FREE parking, $20 in Concession Vouchers, and a 20% Merchandise Discount, along with access to the Fun Zone/Kids Activation Area. Flex Mini Plans include vouchers to be redeemed for any 2026 regular season home match. For questions, call (317) 685-1100 during business hours or email tickets@indyeleven.com.
No. 1 Taylor University Baseball Closes Historic Season as NAIA National Runner-Up For the first time in school history, No. 1 Taylor played for the national championship but the Trojans’ historic run to the title game of the 2026 Avista NAIA World Series fell short. Top-ranked and top-seeded Taylor (56-7) saw its season end Saturday with a 21-3 result against eighth-seeded, No. 16 Tennessee Wesleyan (49-15) before a crowd of 2,219 at Harris Field. Tåhe final matchup was the Trojans’ sixth game on the Lewiston, Idaho stage during the World Series, where Taylor went 4-2 across a deep and demanding run to the championship round. It marked just the fifth meeting between the two highly successful programs and the second during postseason play, with a previous matchup in the 2013 NAIA Opening Round in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Three Trojans earned spots on the World Series All-Tournament Team, following the conclusion of the title game including Brayden Manning and Sam Gladd, with each honored for the second time in their careers, and they were joined by Lane Lewis. Lewis, pitching on two days’ rest, made his third appearance of the World Series as the starting pitcher Saturday night, a fitting reflection of the resolve that carried TU through the bracket. Manning’s bat stayed hot to the very end. His double down the left-field line in the third extended his hitting streak to 22 games and his on-base streak to 41 — a stretch of consistency that anchored the Purple & Gray lineup all season.
Brennan Frickel led off the fourth by going deep for his 11th home run of the season, a solo shot that put the Trojans on the board. They answered again in the fifth, when Ben Kennedy and Luke Sutter both came around to score on a Manning RBI groundout and a Jordan Malott double down the left-field line, cutting the margin to 11-3. Kennedy finished with a team-best two hits after leading off the game with a single on the game’s first pitch. The Trojans kept battling into the late innings, loading the bases with one out in the seventh as they looked to chip away but couldn’t swing the momentum. TU also fell victim to an uncharacteristic and season-high five defensive errors.
Despite the result, the national championship game appearance closed the book on a senior class that rewrote the program’s standard. Over four years, the senior group compiled a 187-51 record — a .786 winning percentage — and leave Taylor having reached the sport’s biggest stage in Lewiston, twice. The run also featured a four-peat in Crossroads League Regular Season Championships, and three-peat in CL Tournament titles. Along the way, the 2026 Trojans rewrote the program record book. The team set single-season standards for wins (56), winning percentage (.889), batting average (.350), on-base percentage (.471), slugging percentage (.588), hits (716), runs (690) and home runs (105).