Big Ten athletic administrators and commissioner Tony Petitti are planning to discuss a league-wide ban on scheduling Texas Tech in all sports at a gathering on Wednesday, two Big Ten sources informed The Athletic.
The information comes in the wake of Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby receiving a temporary injunction to play school soccer in the autumn regardless of his admission of sports betting, together with on a crew for which he performed.
Talk of these discussions comes hours after a word despatched to Nebraska coaches and obtained by The Athletic that deputy athletic director Haven Fields instructed that Nebraska “will not schedule any contests vs. Texas Tech in any sport. If you currently have a future contest already scheduled, please connect with (athletic director) Troy (Dannen) immediately.”
There aren’t any soccer video games scheduled between Nebraska and Texas Tech for 2026.
Over in the SEC, the athletics division for Georgia banned its groups from scheduling any future video games in opposition to Texas Tech, and Georgia stated it might “determine next steps” on any matchups already scheduled.
Georgia compliance director Will Lawler despatched a memo to coaches and employees Monday afternoon, hours after Sorsby was awarded a brief injunction by a Texas decide to play this season regardless of Sorsby’s historical past with playing, together with betting on his personal crew in 2022 when he was a member of the Indiana Hoosiers. The NCAA has filed a notice of appeal in the case.
“Based on recent developments, Georgia Athletics will not schedule future contests against Texas Tech until further notice,” Lawler wrote. “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 sports administrator as soon as possible so we can evaluate the situation and determine next steps.”
The word concluded by saying that the choice was “effective immediately,” and reiterated that no video games in opposition to Texas Tech could possibly be scheduled with out “prior approval from the athletic department.”
There aren’t any soccer video games scheduled between Georgia and Texas Tech. It was not instantly clear if another sports had scheduled video games. The different two fall sports which have introduced their schedules, volleyball and ladies’s soccer, do not need Texas Tech on the schedule.
Georgia officers declined remark. The memo was obtained from a supply on the college.
Texas Tech’s future soccer schedules embrace two nonconference Power 4 groups: Arkansas (in 2030, 2031 and 2034) and Oregon (in 2033). Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek stated Tuesday he was “extremely disappointed” by the court docket determination Monday however hadn’t engaged “the appopriate people on our campus” in regards to the future Texas Tech video games.
“The first game of the series is in 2030 and in the everchanging environment of college athletics, I believe it is prudent to let this play out a little longer before making any decisions related to future schedules,” Yurachek stated.