Following a controversial judicial decision about quarterback Brendan Sorsby, Texas Tech’s athletic departments have placed prohibitions on scheduling non-conference football exhibitions against both Georgia and Nebraska.
On Monday, a judge out of Lubbock County, Texas, approved Sorsby’s request for a preliminary injunction meaning he will be able to participate as part of the Red Raiders this fall after serving a two game-banned period. The NCAA ruled Sorsby ineligible after it was revealed that he had placed thousands of dollars worth of bets on college athletic events; however, the verdict did not take effect until after all appeals were exhausted following December 2022 when the NCAA first notified Sorsby of this violation.
NEWS: 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. This is in the wake of Nebraska AD Troy Dannen informing his staff today that they aren’t allowed to schedule Texas Tech. pic.twitter.com/s95pc6oK3B
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According to the Athletic, on Monday, Georgia’s compliance director, Will Lawler, notified all coaches and staff that due to “recent developments,” Georgia Athletics will not be scheduling any games against Texas Tech “until further notice.”
“Please review your current schedules and future plans for scheduling events in your sport,” Lawler wrote. “If you have any matches now scheduled against Texas Tech or you are in the process of scheduling matches against Texas Tech, please call your sport administrator and let them know as soon as you can to evaluate and provide you with the next steps related to the matter.”
Dannen also told his staff that Nebraska Athletics would not be making plans to play Texas Tech for the foreseeable future.
“There has been a long-running debate within college athletics regarding if or where any lines were crossed,” Dannen said. “There is absolutely no debate here. A line of integrity of the game and the permissiveness of compromising the integrity of the game has been crossed, and there is no precedent for this action within professional sports or amateur sports in the United States.”
NEW: Georgia and Nebraska athletic departments have instructed sports coaches not to schedule Texas Tech following Brendan Sorsby’s eligibility ruling, @RossDellenger reports❌https://t.co/HZ18ciNLIO https://t.co/iYNJsPl9vy pic.twitter.com/vItYF4209j
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NCAA President Charlie Baker has also asked Congress to intervene and to put an end to “Schools and their well-off-supporters allowing a clear compromise to the integrity of the game by permitting players on their team to place bets on their teams.”
NCAA has filed an appeal for the injunction ruling to remain in effect until an appellate court makes a decision on the injunction, or the injunction is lifted by the trial judge, which likely won’t happen until after the 2026 football season.
With that said, it looks as though Sorsby will be eligible to play at Texas Tech starting with the Texas Tech v. Houston game on 9/18 in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech University has offered a 2-game suspension instead of a lifetime ban; thus, Sorsby (who transferred to TPI from Cincinnati in January of 2021) must serve a suspension for the following two games: 1) On 9/5/2022 v. Abilene Christian (Week 7 of the season) and 2) On 9/11/2023 v. Oregon State (Week 8).
