Texas Tech Threatens Big 12 Lawsuit Over Brendan Sorsby Sanctions as 2-Game Suspension Still Stands
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Updated · NBC Sports · Jun 10
Texas Tech Threatens Big 12 Lawsuit Over Brendan Sorsby Sanctions as 2-Game Suspension Still Stands
3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Jun 10
Summary
Texas Tech told the Big 12 it will challenge in court any conference sanction tied to quarterback Brendan Sorsby playing in 2026, escalating a dispute over his restored eligibility.
A Lubbock County judge already granted Sorsby a temporary injunction allowing him to play this season with a two-game suspension, and Texas Tech is consulting attorney Jeffrey Kessler, who won that order.
The school is also weighing litigation against schools or conferences whose members refuse to play Texas Tech in football or other sports; Georgia and Nebraska have been cited as potential boycotters.
That legal threat gives the Big 12 a possible off-ramp from punishing Texas Tech while the broader fight over NCAA enforcement, player rights and antitrust exposure keeps widening.