Oklahoma attorney general Gentner Drummond has urged the Big 12 to suspend Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby even after a court order restored his eligibility, arguing Texas Tech acted against the conference and the integrity of college football.
For Texas Tech’s quarterback Brendan Sorsby, the on-field eligibility question is now colliding with politics off it.
Oklahoma attorney general Gentner Drummond has written to the Big 12 urging the conference to suspend Sorsby despite a court order restoring his eligibility. Drummond says Texas Tech’s pursuit of that eligibility. after the NCAA declared Sorsby permanently ineligible over extensive wagering on college sports—including games involving his own team—has become “a shameful chapter in the story of college football.”.
In his letter, Drummond argues Texas Tech has moved in ways that run against the Big 12 and the sport’s integrity. “Texas Tech has acted in a manner adverse to the Big 12 and the integrity of college football as a whole,” he wrote.
The attorney general also takes aim at the meaning of the court order. Drummond contends the order applies only to the NCAA and not to the Big 12. He characterizes Texas Tech’s effort as taking advantage of “a friendly court. ” adding: “Its leadership has prioritized winning over sport. over honor and over integrity. If Texas Tech will not do the right thing, the Big 12 should. Texas Tech should be sanctioned.”.
The dispute has a clear fault line: Drummond wants the Big 12 to impose discipline even while a court order—focused on eligibility—keeps Sorsby cleared to play for now.
The sequence of arguments is stark. Drummond frames Texas Tech’s actions as misconduct that harms the Big 12’s standing and the broader integrity of the game. while the counterpoint is that a valid court order has already been obtained and Sorsby is eligible to play until that order is reversed or rescinded.
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Suspend him anyway. Courts don’t erase what he did.
I’m confused why the court order matters if he was “permanently ineligible” like they said. Seems like they just found a loophole? Big 12 should just listen to the punishment.
So the AG’s saying the order only applies to the NCAA… but doesn’t that mean the Big 12 is basically waiting for the NCAA to come back and say what they want? Like the whole thing is just politics and nobody cares about the actual student-athlete.
College football is always “integrity” until money shows up. If he was betting on games with his own team, I don’t see how he plays at all, court or not. Also AG Drummond sounds like he’s trying to flex for Oklahoma recruiting or something. The friendly court line is wild though, like what, they hired a lawyer and suddenly it’s okay?