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NCAA, Big 12 Go To Court Against Texas Tech Over Brendan Sorsby Eligibility

  • Texas QB Brendan Sorsby — who admitted placing thousands of bets, including some on his own team — was temporarily cleared by a Texas judge to play this fall, and the NCAA is asking an appeals court to block that injunction.
  • The Big 12 sued in federal court to protect its right to discipline Sorsby and named Texas AG Ken Paxton and Texas Tech leaders, after Paxton’s office warned the conference not to sanction the school.
  • The fight has already led some schools to avoid scheduling Texas Tech and risks disrupting the Red Raiders’ season and broader NCAA gambling-policy debates heading into playoff contention.
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