The world of college sports was exploded with the news that a Texas District Court judge has ruled Brendan Sorsby eligible to play football at Texas Tech. This is despite Sorsby placing at least 40 bets on the Indiana Hoosiers when he played for them.
Big 12 athletic directors are not amused. According to Ross Dellenger from Yahoo Sports, conference athletic department heads have discussed what to do if Sorsby was successful in his attempt to win back his eligibility.
Big 12 ADs tell @YahooSports they’ve had “serious” talks on not playing Texas Tech. One SEC AD says there should be conversations about not playing Tech “in any sports.”
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) June 8, 2026
The Brendan Sorsby ruling has left an industry jarred.
“It’s total f***** bullshit.”https://t.co/OjjQl7AlhW
Dellenger quotes K-State athletic director Gene Taylor, who admitted that Big 12 schools have discussed if they should play Texas Tech. This year, K-State, like the Kansas football team, isn't scheduled to play the Red Raiders, but that doesn't mean the issue can be ignored.
What are the consequences if Big 12 schools refuse to play Texas Tech in any sport?
KU and K-State aren't set to play Tech in football, but they certainly will be scheduled to play them in basketball, as well as in just about every sport the schools participate in. While boycotting Texas Tech in football will have the most impact, if schools follow through and are serious in not playing the Red Raiders, will that result in forfeits for those schools, or will it force Tech's hand?
It is just not the Big 12 athletic departments that are up in arms. According to Dellenger, Georgia AD Josh Brooks, who is on the NCAA Football Oversight Committee, is worried about the playing field being fair.
“All FBS schools should only take the field against programs operating under a uniform, trustworthy standard of fairness. We've officially reached the point of no return,” said Brooks.
To muddy things up even more, a major booster for Texas Tech, Cody Campbell, told On3 that he's trying to “fix it,” whatever that means. Was he trying to fix it so Sorsby would be eligible, minus the pathetic two-game suspension the judge handed down? Or was Campbell saying he was working to come up with a solution, like, say, making sure Sorsby was kicked off the team? It certainly doesn't sound like the latter.
Texas Tech booster + board chair Cody Campbell's statement to @On3 on injunction: "This unfortunate situation is the outcome of a broken system. I’m doing everything I can to fix it, but until there is a permanent solution, Texas Tech and its student athletes have to do the best… https://t.co/K3kirO03U2
— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos) June 8, 2026
If Big 12 teams refuse to play the Red Raiders, will that force Tech to push Sorsby off the roster? Will Texas Tech then sue the Big 12? If Tech sticks to its guns in supporting the gambling quarterback, will schools refuse to play Tech in volleyball, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, and all the other sports?
It seems as if the only way to make the Red Raiders distance themselves from Sorsby is solidarity. All Big 12 schools must be on the same page, and all the other conferences should stand together in this. Through all the murkiness that surrounds college sports today, gambling should be a topic that all schools, conferences, players, coaches, and even the judicial system SHOULD all agree on.
Players should not be betting on their sport, and they certainly shouldn't be betting on games involving their teams. There is no black or white here. There is no gray area.
Kansas won't be at the forefront of this discussion because they aren't scheduled to play the Red Raiders, but that doesn't mean the school can't take a stand. KU should be firmly against playing Texas Tech in any sport until Sorsby is off the Red Raiders' roster and out of the football for good.
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