AG warns Big 12 if TTU punished for Sorsby case
Key takeaways
- Texas Judge Ken Curry granted Sorsby a temporary injunction to play for the Red Raiders on Monday.
- "We are aware that the Big 12 is considering invoking Bylaw 3.6 of the Big 12's Bylaws to sanction Texas Tech for respecting the Order and continuing its support of Mr.
- Big 12 athletics directors held a conference call with Yormark on Tuesday, in which the league's other 15 universities unanimously opposed the Red Raiders playing Sorsby this season.
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The Big 12 Conference's presidents were scheduled to meet Thursday to discuss whether the league can invoke bylaw 3.6 to sanction the Red Raiders if they decide to play Sorsby, who was declared ineligible by the NCAA for wagering on college sports. Texas Judge Ken Curry granted Sorsby a temporary injunction to play for the Red Raiders on Monday. The NCAA plans to appeal the ruling.
"We are aware that the Big 12 is considering invoking Bylaw 3.6 of the Big 12's Bylaws to sanction Texas Tech for respecting the Order and continuing its support of Mr. Sorsby as a student-athlete," Paxton wrote in the letter. "This letter serves to notify the Big 12 that any such action would be unlawful and would expose the Conference to substantial liability."
Big 12 athletics directors held a conference call with Yormark on Tuesday, in which the league's other 15 universities unanimously opposed the Red Raiders playing Sorsby this season.