On the same day the NCAA reportedly opened an investigation into the University of Cincinnati over former quarterback Brendan Sorsby, Texas Tech board chairman Cody Campbell warned Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark he had “receipts” capable of implicating UC in the scandal.
Campbell’s threat came after head football coach Scott Satterfield publicly accused the Red Raiders of improperly recruiting Sorsby while he was at UC.
“In the spirit of not publicly airing ‘family disputes,’ somebody should inform Coach Satterfield that Texas Tech has gone out of its way to not drag Cincinnati on the Sorsby deal,’” Campbell wrote in a July 8 text message to Yormark. A copy of their exchange was obtained by Sportico through a public records request. “We have plenty of receipts, and he wants no part of it,” Campbell continued. “This is not a fight he should start.”
The week before, according to Yahoo Sports, the two men had met at a Texas steakhouse as part of an effort to mend strained relations between Texas Tech and its Big 12 rivals.
Campbell texted Yormark he was traveling in Greece at the time and that he would have contacted Satterfield directly but did not know him personally. Yormark’s reply indicated the two planned to discuss the matter the following day, but a Big 12 spokesperson told Sportico that there was ultimately no follow-up conversation.
