sports
Texas court sets Sorbsy-NCAA trial for February
Key takeaways
- The NCAA has already appealed Judge Ken Curry's ruling to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas in Amarillo.
- Each of the four judges in the Seventh District -- Chief Justice Judy Parker, Lawrence Doss, Alex Yarbrough and Laura Pratt -- are graduates of the Texas Tech School of Law, according to their online bios.
- Big 12 athletic directors are scheduled to have a conference call Tuesday with commissioner Brett Yormark.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
The 99th District Court in Lubbock County, Texas, where Texas Tech is located, scheduled the trial Monday, the same day a judge granted Sorsby a temporary injunction that might clear him to play for the Red Raiders in 2026, even after the NCAA declared him ineligible for wagering on college sports.
The NCAA has already appealed Judge Ken Curry's ruling to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas in Amarillo.
Each of the four judges in the Seventh District -- Chief Justice Judy Parker, Lawrence Doss, Alex Yarbrough and Laura Pratt -- are graduates of the Texas Tech School of Law, according to their online bios.
Article preview — originally published by ESPN. Full story at the source.
Read full story on ESPN →
More top stories
Also covered by
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from ESPN alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop