Big 12 Files 47-Page Complaint Against Texas Tech, Paxton Over Sorsby Sanctions
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Updated · KSR · Jun 15
Big 12 Files 47-Page Complaint Against Texas Tech, Paxton Over Sorsby Sanctions
3 articles · Updated · KSR · Jun 15
Summary
A 47-page federal complaint filed Monday asks a judge to let the Big 12 discipline Texas Tech for planning to play quarterback Brendan Sorsby in 2026 despite his gambling-related NCAA ineligibility.
The conference says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton triggered the filing by warning last week that any sanctions could violate antitrust law and draw legal action from his office.
The Big 12 is not seeking damages or trying to reverse the state-court injunction that cleared Sorsby to play; it wants declaratory relief and a preliminary injunction protecting its bylaw enforcement.
Possible penalties cited in the filing include monetary sanctions or a ban from the Big 12 Championship Game, though conference leaders were not expected to decide on punishment immediately Monday.
Sorsby was ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA after admitting roughly $90,000 in impermissible wagers, including bets on Indiana football games, leaving the case as a broader test of conference authority and gambling enforcement.