LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday urged the Big 12 Conference to take action against Texas Tech over quarterback Brendan Sorsby\u2019s gambling violations, calling Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton\u2019s antitrust arguments against sanctions \u201cmeritless.\u201d<\/p>\n
Drummond said Oklahoma has \u201ca direct interest in the integrity of Conference competition\u201d because Oklahoma State is a Big 12 member.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe claims asserted in the letter are meritless,\u201d Drummond wrote. \u201cThe idea that the Big 12 may not sanction the actions of one of its members under an agreed-upon preexisting contract is facially absurd.\u201d<\/p>\n
Drummond cited Big 12 Bylaw 3.6, which allows the conference to sanction a member school if a \u201cSupermajority of Disinterested Directors\u201d finds it engaged in conduct \u201cmaterially adverse to the best interests of the Conference as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said Texas Tech\u2019s efforts to secure eligibility for Sorsby followed the NCAA declaring the quarterback permanently ineligible for wagering on college sports, including games involving his own team.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrendan Sorsby broke NCAA rules by wagering roughly $90,000 on sports over four years,\u201d Drummond wrote. \u201cHe even bet forty times on games involving his own team during his freshman season at Indiana.\u201d<\/p>\n
Drummond also argued a court injunction involving Sorsby applies only to the NCAA and \u201cdoes not impede the Big 12 from suspending Sorsby,\u201d adding that his office \u201cstands ready to assist the Big 12\u201d if the conference faces pushback for enforcing its bylaws.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Texas Tech will not do the right thing, the Big 12 should,\u201d Drummond wrote.<\/p>\n
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