Kansas has the Big 12’s back. Shortly after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatened legal action if the conference pursued Texas Tech for supporting quarterback Brendan Sorsby in his legal battle against the NCAA, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach declared his support for the conference on Monday.
He did so through a tweet in which he shared a letter his office sent to the Big 12.
“The Big 12 should not be intimidated by the Texas AG’s Office,” Kobach said in a post on X. “The Kansas Attorney General’s Office stands ready to assist the Big 12.”
Kobach explained his reasoning for supporting the Big 12’s legal position in the letter.
“To assert that the Big 12 may not convene and sanction a Conference member’s actions determined to be in violation of Conference rules undermines the contractually agreed purpose of being a member of the Big 12 Conference,” Kobach said. “It also is not consistent with legal precedent.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton supported Texas Tech on its decision to back Brendan Sorsby in his legal fight against the NCAA, which earlier in the year set a lifetime ban on the quarterback for his gambling history. Earlier in the month, a Texas district judge granted an injunction in Sorsby’s favor, preventing the NCAA from banning the Red Raiders signal-caller from playing college football.
The Big 12 is set on legal action against Texas Tech and Brendan Sorsby
The Big 12 filed a complaint with a federal court on Monday against Texas Tech and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the system’s chancellor, the school president and athletic director in seeking a declaratory judgment and a preliminary injunction to enable it to enforce its bylaws.
This seems like a preemptive move by the conference, defending itself against the legal threats from the Texas attorney general. While the Big 12 hasn’t decided what the sanctions would look like, the conference revealed the penalties could be harsh.
“If a vote were to occur however,” the complaint says, “some of the potential sanctions the Board could consider under the bylaws include monetary sanctions and/or a ban on competing in the Big 12 Championship Game.”
Something that the conference made clear is that this isn’t an attempt to challenge the injunction allowing Brendan Sorsby to participate in college sports, but a defense of its own autonomy.
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