Texas Tech and quarterback Brendan Sorsby were celebrating on Monday after news broke Sorsby had been granted an injunction that will allow him to play during the 2026 season despite his admitting to betting on college football.
The news shook the college football landscape because it established a precedent for future players to potentially lobby to keep their eligibility even if they violate the NCAA‘s gambling policy, and some believe it no also opens the door for student-athletes to suffer zero repercussions for breaking other NCAA rules.
Sorsby was expected to enter the NFL’s supplemental draft after losing his eligibility, but instead he’ll play for the Red Raiders next season after serving a two-game suspension.
Monday’s ruling didn’t sit right with many people, and according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, other schools in the Big Ten are doing their best take a stand and send a message about their frustration over the Sorsby incident.
“Big Ten officials are expected to discuss in the upcoming days a league-wide mandate to not play Texas Tech in any sports, per three Big Ten sources,” Thamel wrote. “This is in the wake of Nebraska AD Troy Dannen informing his staff today that they aren’t allowed to schedule Texas Tech.”
The Big Ten wasn’t the only conference to take issue with the Sorsby ruling.
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips told ESPN the Sorsby news shows a “horrendous pattern” that’s ruining the integrity of college football. An anonymous Big 12 athletic director told ESPN the Sorsby news means college football has “lost its soul.”
Florida AD Scott Stricklin, Kansas State AD Gene Taylor, and TCU AD Mike Buddie also conveyed to ESPN their own respective concerns about the Sorsby ruling giving the sport a black eye.
According to Thamel, the Big 12 also plans to directly address the Sorsby situation as well, though what actions the league could potentially take are still unknown.
“The Big 12 athletic directors are set to have a conference call Tuesday with commissioner Brett Yormark, according to sources, and in a statement made to ESPN, Yormark confirmed meetings will occur this week. It’s unknown how much purview the league would have, as the judge’s ruling is law,” he added.
Given the unrest over Sorsby keeping his eligibility, fans shouldn’t expect this situation to go away quietly.
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