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The case over Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s eligibility to play next season is heading to Amarillo.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association filed its notice of appeal last week in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Sorsby. A letter issued by court clerk Bobby Ramirez to the attorneys for both parties advised the parties of their various rights and responsibilities related to the appeal.
In the letter issued on June 9, the court’s clerk noticed that the required docketing statement had not yet been filed and gave the appellant ten days to file the docketing statement. As of this writing, the docketing statement is not yet appearing on the court’s website.
Sorsby took the NCAA to court in Lubbock recently over a dispute related to his eligibility to participate in Texas Tech’s football program after it was revealed that he had placed bets on games. Judge Ken Curry issued an injunction blocking the NCAA from prohibiting Sorsby from playing in most Tech’s games this season. Curry also set a jury trial for the matter in February 2027.
According to the notice of appeal, Sorsby is being represented by Lubbock attorneys Ted Liggett and Dustin Burrows — who currently serves as the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. The NCAA is being represented by Dallas attorneys Ben Mesches, Julia Peebles, and Jason Jordan, as well as Fort Worth attorney Thomas J. Williams, all of the law firm Haynes & Boone.
