Overview
- A Texas state judge issued a temporary injunction that restored Sorsby’s eligibility for 2026 with a two-game suspension, and the NCAA has filed for an accelerated appeal.
- Texas Tech published a compliance plan that requires continued outpatient treatment, monitoring software on Sorsby’s devices, a financial custodian for his NIL money, and monthly reporting by the program.
- Big 12 athletic directors have unanimously objected to Sorsby playing and the conference is discussing sanctions or schedule responses as member schools consider boycotts or refusals to play Texas Tech.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned the Big 12 that punishing Texas Tech could prompt antitrust and related claims estimated above $200 million, and Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond urged the league to suspend Sorsby under conference bylaws.
- The legal fight will continue through an expedited appeal and a full trial set for February 8, 2027, with immediate calendar pressure from a June 22 NFL supplemental-draft deadline that could shape Sorsby’s short-term choices.