Big Ten won’t prohibit members from scheduling Texas Tech amid Brendan Sorsby gambling fallout
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- The Big Ten is not expected to impose a conference-wide ban on scheduling Texas Tech, despite discussions among athletic directors and commissioner Tony Petitti.
- The consideration for a ban arose after a Texas judge allowed Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play this season, overturning the NCAA's ruling that declared him permanently ineligible due to gambling violations.
- Sorsby admitted to thousands of NCAA gambling-rule violations, including betting on his own team's games while at Indiana.
- Some schools, like Nebraska and Georgia, have independently decided not to schedule games against Texas Tech, but the Big Ten will leave scheduling decisions to individual member schools.
- Illinois has a men's basketball game against Texas Tech scheduled for November, and Oregon has a football game against Texas Tech planned for 2033.