Did Texas Tech make Brendan Sorsby go pro?

It’s been a week since Brendan Sorsby announced he was turning pro, and it raised a lot of eyebrows, mainly because it happened so quickly.

Just two weeks ago, Sorsby had won his injunction against the NCAA, which would have allowed him to play this season for Texas Tech; however, the Big 12 decided to take the Red Raiders to court over the whole ordeal.

That might have scared not only Texas Tech but also Sorsby, who decided right after that to turn pro, but, according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, Sorsby was forced out.

He thinks part of the reason he was forced out of college was the fear that the courts or the Big 12 might eventually pull the rug from under Sorsby during the season.

There are also people around the NFL, according to Florio, who fear the same thing happening.

“There are people around the league who already are concerned that he may not be allowed to play at all in 2026 under the same reasoning that the NCAA applied…” Florio said. “…he has violated no NFL pen uh policies. He’s done nothing wrong as far as the NFL is concerned.”

That might explain why Sorsby decided to turn pro so soon rather than stick it out in college.

This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Did Texas Tech make Brendan Sorsby go pro?