{"slug": "big-12-v-texas-tech-conference-takes-red-raiders-to-court-3-states-stand-with-as", "title": "Big 12 v. Texas Tech: Conference takes Red Raiders to court, 3 states stand with Yormark and NCAA appeals as stakes soar", "summary": "The Big 12 Conference filed a lawsuit against Texas Tech University on Monday to clarify its authority to punish the school over its attempt to play quarterback Brendan Sorsby. Three states have joined with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark and the NCAA in the legal battle, which escalates as the stakes rise for all parties involved.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...Monday brought more developments in Texas Tech's attempt to play Brendan Sorsby as the Big 12 filed a lawsuit to clarify its authority to punish the school.\n\nAlready have an account\n\n[Log In](https://www.mercurynews.com/login?&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercurynews.com%2F2026%2F06%2F15%2Fbig-12-texas-tech-legal-battle-brendan-sorsby-brett-yormark-ncaa-appeal%2F)\nThis article is only available to subscribers\n\nOffer valid for non-subscribers only", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/big-12-v-texas-tech-conference-takes-red-raiders-to-court-3-states-stand-with-as", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/15/big-12-texas-tech-legal-battle-brendan-sorsby-brett-yormark-ncaa-appeal/", "published_at": "2026-06-15 21:05:08+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-15 21:06:35.969529+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Big 12", "Texas Tech", "Brendan Sorsby", "Brett Yormark", "NCAA"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/big-12-v-texas-tech-conference-takes-red-raiders-to-court-3-states-stand-with-as", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/big-12-v-texas-tech-conference-takes-red-raiders-to-court-3-states-stand-with-as.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/big-12-v-texas-tech-conference-takes-red-raiders-to-court-3-states-stand-with-as.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/big-12-v-texas-tech-conference-takes-red-raiders-to-court-3-states-stand-with-as.jsonld"}}