Will Colorado boycott Texas Tech after Brendan Sorsby decision?

The biggest news of the college football season came on Monday morning.

Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby is now eligible for the 2026 season following a court’s decision granting him an injunction against the NCAA. On the surface, there are many opinions about what's happening with Sorsby and his decision to make thousands of bets during the course of his college career.

Sorsby will be suspended for two games as a "punishment" for his actions. But how are other Big 12 schools feeling about the decision? Well, there's reportedly backlash from athletic directors and one even went on the record with a NSFW comment about unscheduling Tech this year.

“We’ve had some serious conversations about it,” Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor told Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger. “There is still a lot to be discussed. We aren’t scheduled to play them this year, but it’s something we have to look at from a college football perspective. This is greater than the Big 12.

Taylor went on to say, "It’s f------ bulls---. I know the kid has a problem. Well, get well and focus on your problem. It is absolutely devastating for him to be able to play when every other sport, no matter the level, deems an athlete ineligible, or they are punished severely for betting on their team.” 

The Colorado Buffaloes are one of nine conference opponents for Texas Tech this year. While the Big 12 will be primarily affected by this decision not to keep Sorsby out of competition, there are others around the college football landscape who aren't pleased with how this decision came to be.

“I think there needs to be serious conversations about not playing Texas Tech in any sports,” Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks told Dellenger. “This is not about Texas Tech. It’s about protecting our own locker room.

"We cannot in good conscience put our student-athletes on a field where the competitive integrity of the contest is compromised and overridden by the courts. If a state court wants to dictate eligibility rules, they can play themselves. All FBS schools should only take the field against programs operating under a uniform, trustworthy standard of fairness. We’ve officially reached the point of no return.”

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Texas Tech was part of last year's College Football Playoff and secured Sorsby in the transfer portal during the offseason with a deal in the neighborhood of $5 million. What's unclear is if anyone from the Red Raiders or Joey McGuire's staff knew about Sorsby's history prior to him announcing he would be headed to Lubbock?

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark dropped a statement about the Sorsby decision. 

"The ramifications of today's ruling are significant and could have broad impacts across college athletics, creating great concern amongst our membership," he wrote. "I've been consulting with our key stakeholders and have scheduled a meeting with our Conference ADs and our Executive Board this week. We are also in touch with Charlie Baker and anticipate the NCAA to appeal the order in the next 24-48 hours. We will continue to monitor and evaluate the situation."

As of now, Texas Tech will open the season against Abilene Christian on Sept. 5. The contest with Colorado is scheduled for Oct. 3 in Boulder.