On Monday, a judge issued a temporary restraining order against the NCAA, allowing Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play in the 2026 season despite admitting to gambling on sports, including 40 on his own club. The move immediately provoked uproar, with some teams now outright refusing to compete against Texas Tech.
Following the judgment, a number of athletic directors and conference commissioners spoke out against it, and at least one team issued an internal memo stating that it would not arrange games against Texas Tech in any sport for the foreseeable future.
Decision Sparks Outrage.
Following Monday’s ruling, high-ranking college football players voiced their outrage.
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips told ESPN that the decision is indicative of “a terrible trend that is eroding the integrity of our process. ” Meanwhile, the Big Ten is set to discuss a possible league-wide regulation to not schedule Texas Tech in any sport during the regular season. Even schools in the Big 12, where Texas Tech competes, have been discussing refusing to play Texas Tech.
TCU athletic director Mike Buddie and Kansas State AD Gene Taylor both told ESPN that they’ve discussed not playing Texas Tech.
We expect to have talks surrounding it, Buddie told ESPN. We are all looking forward to it, however, it has not been officially discussed.
Georgia refuses to play Texas Tech.
While there has been much discussion about the possibility of refusing to play Texas Tech, the University of Georgia has already distributed an internal memo stating that it will no longer schedule any contests against Texas Tech.
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Based on recent developments, Georgia Athletics will not schedule any future events against Texas Tech until further notice, according to an email from Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger. Please go over your sport’s current schedules as well as upcoming scheduling intentions. If you have any current matches planned versus Texas Tech, or are actively engaged in scheduling talks with Texas Tech, please tell your sport administrator as soon as possible so we can assess the situation and decide on next steps.
Effective immediately, no new contests should be scheduled against Texas Tech without previous permission from the Athletics Department, the statement said. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Nebraska has communicated a similar message throughout its program, and it is possible that Georgia and Nebraska are not the only ones.
