OKLAHOMA CITY (June 12, 2026) – In a letter today to the Big 12 Conference, Attorney General Gentner Drummond recommended the conference take action against Texas Tech following quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s gambling violations.
Drummond said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s claims that sanctions against Texas Tech would violate antitrust laws are meritless. Drummond noted his office has a direct interest in the integrity of Big 12 Conference competition because Oklahoma State University is a member institution.
“The idea that the Big 12 may not sanction the actions of one of its members under an agreed-upon preexisting contract is facially absurd,” Drummond said in the letter. “By adopting and enforcing its bylaws, the Big 12 Conference is simply ‘upholding integrity and fair play among [its] membership.”
Drummond noted that Sorsby broke NCAA rules by wagering roughly $90,000 on sports across four years, even betting 40 times on games involving his own team at Indiana.
“If Texas Tech will not do the right thing, the Big 12 should,” Drummond said, adding his office stands ready to assist the conference.
