You can’t bet on your own games if you have none.
Big 12 athletic directors are having real conversations about whether it’s worth playing Texas Tech, one of its member schools, after quarterback Brendan Sorsby was ruled eligible to play in 2026 despite placing dozens of bets on his own team.
“We’ve had some serious conversations about it,” Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor told Yahoo Sports. “There is still a lot to be discussed. We aren’t scheduled to play them this year, but it’s something we have to look at from a college football perspective. This is greater than the Big 12.”
Sorsby was ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA after it was revealed that the former Indiana Hoosier had wagered around $90,000 over four years in college.
It included 40 bets on his own team, Indiana, in 2022.
On Monday, Sorsby was granted a temporary injunction against the NCAA, clearing him to play for the Red Raiders following a two-game suspension.
Texas Tech opens the year against Abilene Christian and Oregon State.
“It’s f–king bulls–t. I know the kid has a problem. Well, get well and focus on your problem,” Taylor said. “It is absolutely devastating for him to be able to play when every other sport, no matter the level, deems an athlete ineligible or they are punished severely for betting on their team.”
The controversial injunction comes just days after Congress met to discuss the Protect College Sports Act, a sweeping piece of legislation meant to regulate college athletics.
The ruling could be what is needed to unify the talking heads of college athletics for long enough to finally get something done, Tulane sports law professor Gabe Feldman said on social media.
The case also highlights a trend in college sports: friendly judges ruling in favor of local college teams.
In February, a Tuscaloosa County judge granted a temporary restraining order in favor of former NBA G League player Charles Bediako, allowing him to play for Alabama.
And in March, Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss was given another year of eligibility by the Mississippi Supreme Court.
“From what I understand, this individual bet on his own games, not unlike Pete Rose, but Pete got a lifetime ban,” Big West commissioner Dan Butterly told Yahoo Sports. “In this case, a Texas judge ruled a Texas Tech athlete gets to play.”
Butterly is referring to Rose’s permanent ban from MLB in 1989 for betting on MLB games while he was both a player and Reds manager.
Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark told ESPN that the ruling creates “great concern amongst our membership.”
The league is expected to continue meeting with the NCAA, as an appeal was filed.
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