After weeks of legal battles and mounting pressure from across the sport, Brendan Sorsby and Texas Tech have mutually agreed to part ways. On3's Pete Nakos reported Monday night.

The decision came after a court granted Sorsby a temporary injunction allowing him to play after a two-game suspension. That ruling sparked immediate backlash from the Big 12, the NCAA, Georgia, Nebraska, and others.

The Big 12 filed a legal complaint asking a federal court to protect its right to enforce its own bylaws. The conference was direct about its position in a statement obtained by On3's Pete Nakos.

"The Big 12 has long spoken out about the dangers of sports wagering and remains committed to protecting the competitive integrity of conference competition," the Big 12 said in a statement on Monday, per Nakos. "Universities should not field players who have bet on their own team's games in college athletics."

The NCAA escalated things further by filing an emergency motion to stay the injunction. The filing argued the ruling had gone too far.

"It undermines the integrity of college sports, rewrites member-adopted rules of the NCAA, immunizes Brendan Sorsby from discipline for admitted and serial violations of NCAA anti-gambling rules," the NCAA filing read, per On3.

Sorsby had admitted to placing bets on college sports while in school. That included wagers on Indiana football games while he was on their roster as a freshman.

Texas Tech faced intense pressure as the Big 12 sued and the NCAA appealed. The situation worsened when programs boycotted their games. These combined legal battles and team boycotts ultimately made it impossible to move forward.

Sorsby and Texas Tech made the call together. He is out. The saga that rocked college football for weeks is over.

What Comes Next for Sorsby After Leaving Texas Tech

As On3 confirmed, Sorsby has officially applied for entry into the NFL Supplemental Draft. He submitted his paperwork well ahead of the league's June 22 deadline.

Teams in the supplemental draft give up the equivalent pick in next year's draft. Sorsby was projected by some scouts as a late first or early second round talent before all of this unfolded.

His arm talent was never in question. Whether NFL teams look past the gambling violations to take that swing is now the only question left.

Do you think an NFL team will take a chance on Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft? Let us know in the comments.

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Farheen Fathima

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