The Big Ten is expected to let its schools make decisions about scheduling Texas Tech on their own. David Berding / Getty ImagesJune 11, 2026 Updated 11:53 am EDTThe Big Ten is not expected to implement a mandate that would prohibit schools from scheduling Texas Tech, two people involved in the discussions told The Athletic on Thursday.Big Ten athletic directors were scheduled to meet with commissioner Tony Petitti later Thursday. Some in the conference wanted to consider a league-wide ban on playing the Red Raiders across all sports in the wake of a Texas judge clearing the way for Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play this season after the NCAA deemed him permanently ineligible.Sorsby, who transferred to Texas Tech from Cincinnati this winter, has admitted to thousands of NCAA gambling-rule violations, including betting on his team’s game while he was a redshirt freshman at Indiana.On Monday, not long after the court order was released, top administrators at Big Ten member Nebraska and SEC member Georgia informed their coaches that they would not be permitted to schedule games against Texas Tech going forward.The Big Ten plans to continue to let schools handle those decisions on their own, the two people said.Illinois has a men’s basketball game against the Red Raiders scheduled for November. Oregon has a home football game against Texas Tech in 2033.