Texas AG Threatens Big 12 With $200 Million Suit Over Texas Tech Sanctions
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 11
Texas AG Threatens Big 12 With $200 Million Suit Over Texas Tech Sanctions
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 11
Summary
$200 million in potential liability is the figure Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office put on any Big 12 move to punish Texas Tech over Brendan Sorsby's eligibility.
Paxton's office told the conference that sanctions tied to canceled, forfeited or altered games could trigger antitrust claims, breach-of-contract damages and tortious-interference liability because Texas Tech is following a judge's injunction.
Big 12 presidents are still discussing whether penalties are warranted after the NCAA ruled Sorsby ineligible for gambling and a Texas judge later cleared him to play this season.
The dispute has widened from a player-eligibility case into a conference-versus-state fight, with Texas Tech officials and boosters drawing backlash for publicly defending Sorsby while lawmakers and college sports leaders watch closely.