In the wake of Texas Tech’s Brendan Sorsby ruling in the Lubbock County courts on Monday, two prominent college athletics programs have decided to make a stand against the Red Raiders. One of those two schools is a leader in the Southeastern Conference and a rival of the Vols.
According to a report from Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger on Monday, the University of Georgia and the University of Nebraska have “instructed their coaches and sport deputies not to schedule Texas Tech” in any sport until further notice. Additionally, “if games are already scheduled, the schools may work to cancel the matchups.”
ESPN reported on Monday that Texas Tech football starting quarterback Brendan Sorsby has been granted his request for an injunction, which will allow him to play in the upcoming 2026 season. He’s just suspended for the first two games of the season, both of which the Red Raiders are significant favorites in.
Earlier this year, the NCAA deemed Sorsby ineligible for the season due to reportedly wagering around $90,000 on professional and collegiate sports while being presently involved in college sports. This includes a reported 40 bets on Indiana Football while he was a backup quarterback in Bloomington.
Dellenger’s report on Monday evening came with a screenshot of an internal e-mail sent throughout the Georgia Athletics Department. Here’s how it reads:
“Coaches and Staff,
Based on recent developments, Georgia Athletics will not schedule future contests against Texas Tech until further notice.
Please review your sport’s current schedules and future scheduling plans. If you have any contests currently scheduled against Texas Tech, or are actively engaged in scheduling discussions with Texas Tech, please notify your sport administrator as soon as possible so we can evaluate the situation and determine the next steps.
AdvertisementEffectively immediately, no new contests should be scheduled against Texas Tech without prior approval from the Athletics Department.”
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Georgia now becomes the first known program in the SEC to make such a move. The interesting thing will be to see if any other SEC teams make the same move.
Take Tennessee, for instance.
While it isn’t a lock, there’s a possibility that Tennessee Men’s Basketball winds up playing against the Red Raiders on Nov. 27 in the Players Era Tournament this fall. This matchup would require both teams winning their first two games of the tournament on Nov. 24 and Nov. 26, but it would set up a game between Tennessee and Texas Tech for a spot in the Players Era Tournament finals.
The two techs technically aren’t scheduled, but there’s certainly a plausible possibility of a game happening between the two in 2026.
The other big report that came out following the Sorsby ruling came from Dellenger on Monday afternoon.
“Big 12 ADs tell Yahoo Sports they’ve had ‘serious’ talks on not playing Texas Tech,” Dellenger’s report on X states. “One SEC AD says there should be conversations about not playing Tech ‘in any sports.’ The Brendan Sorsby ruling has left an industry jaded.”
Obviously, as we now know in hindsight, Georgia did wind up pulling the trigger on refusing to play Texas Tech in any sports.
We’ll see if there’s a trickle-down effect from any SEC teams, including Tennessee with a potential in-season tournament game on the horizon, in the following days.
