{"id":334676,"date":"2026-06-13T05:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/334676\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T05:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:34:12","slug":"oklahoma-attorney-general-fires-back-at-texas-ag-and-texas-tech-with-letter-to-big-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/334676\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Attorney General Fires Back at Texas AG and Texas Tech with Letter to Big 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

STILLWATER \u2013 The continuing saga and constant posturing and communicating following the Monday decision by Lubbock, Texas State Court replacement judge Ken Curry to grant Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby a temporary injunction against the NCAA allowing him to play this season (with stipulations).\u00a0 The college sports governing body had suspended Sorsby\u00a0for repeated (over 9,000 and worth over $90,000) gambling wagers that included gambling on NCAA sports, college football, and while at Indiana as a redshirt freshman wagers on Hoosier football games. Now in a letter to the Big 12, Commissioner Brett Yormark, and the Big 12 Executive Board Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has recommended the conference take action against Texas Tech following quarterback Brendan Sorsby\u2019s gambling violations.<\/p>\n

Drummond, who is an Oklahoma State University graduate and is currently running as a republican candidate for Governor of Oklahoma,\u00a0said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton\u2019s claims (in a letter to the Big 12 on Thursday) 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 since\u00a0Oklahoma State University is a Big 12 member.<\/p>\n

\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 Drummond said in the letter. \u201cBy adopting and enforcing its bylaws, the Big 12 Conference is simply \u2018upholding integrity and fair play among [its] membership.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nathan Giese\/Avalanche-Journal \/ USA TODAY<\/p>\n

Drummond is concerned about what the ramifications of Sorsby playing in the Big 12 Conference would be for all the teams in the conference.<\/p>\n

Drummond cited that Sorsby broke NCAA rules with his\u00a0wagering roughly $90,000 on sports across four years and while attending three different schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Texas Tech will not do the right thing, the Big 12 should,\u201d Drummond said, adding his office stands ready to assist the conference.<\/p>\n

The letter <\/a>is impressive.<\/p>\n

Drummond could also have addressed his concerns over the right action from\u00a0the Texas court and the replacement judge appointed to the case in Ken Curry. Curry was desgnated to hear and decide on the case after Phillip Hays recused himself. Hays is a Texas Tech donor, season ticket holder, and has two degrees, under graduate and juris doctorate from Texas Tech University.<\/p>\n

Now, some may speculate that Drummond, also a\u00a0decorated Air Force pilot that flew the F-15C Eagle and took part in the first combat mission of Operation Desert Storm on January 17, 1991, is grandstanding for political purpose. That is not the case as Drummond is an Oklahoma State graduate and supporter that cares about the welfare of the school and its\u2019 athletic programs.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STILLWATER \u2013 The continuing saga and constant posturing and communicating following the Monday decision by Lubbock, Texas State…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334677,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1890,14694,300,115353,168,170,169,15927,18835,119571,36567,1769],"class_list":["post-334676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-big-12-conference","tag-brendan-sorsby","tag-football","tag-gentner-drummond","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news","tag-pokes-report","tag-robert-allen","tag-state-of-oklahoma","tag-state-of-texas","tag-texas-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}