On the Hardwood
The Lady Raiders fell to Kansas on the road 68-59, largely behind points off of turnovers, 22 to 11 in favor of Kansas, the Jayhawks shot 27 free throws to just 9 for Texas Tech, and then only made 4 of 20 3-point shots. The Lady Raiders will have their senior day on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in Lubbock.
On the Diamond
Texas Tech hosts the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic with the first game this evening at 5:00 p.m. against Abilene Christian and the game broadcast on ESPN+. This is the last tournament before conference play begins.
On the Gridiron
You can throw a rock and hit the topic of Texas Tech and NFL Draft coverage. Texas Tech football has how you can follow along with your favorite Red Raiders.
The Athletic’s Justin Williams reports on the lawsuit filed by Cincinnati against Brendan Sorsby alleging breach of contract for refusing to pay a $1 million exit fee:
A lawsuit complaint was filed Wednesday by the University of Cincinnati in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division. It states that in July 2025, Sorsby, while represented by a professional agent, signed an 18-month, two season name, image and likeness (NIL) agreement with the University of Cincinnati, and that Cincinnati agreed to pay Sorsby a substantial amount for the 2025 season “with the express expectation that it would realize the majority of the benefits during the following season, 2026, after Sorsby’s play developed and his brand grew.”
The lawsuit also states that Sorsby “promised to pay to the university $1 million in liquidated damages if he transferred to another university before completion of the agreement’s full term.” The agreement ran through Dec. 15, 2026.
The buyout payment was due to Cincinnati within 30 days of Sorsby’s transfer, according to the lawsuit. The buyout did not apply if Sorsby left Cincinnati for the NFL, according to people briefed on the contract who were not authorized to discuss it publicly, and only applied if Sorsby transferred to another school.
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Sorsby’s representative at LIFT Sports Management provided the following statement: “Pursuing legal action against Brendan Sorsby is misguided. University of Cincinnati, through its revenue-share structure, paid him $875,800 for a season he fully completed, and in that time, he generated millions in value for the program. Attempting to recover those funds now sends the wrong message to current and future student-athletes and risks damaging the long-term credibility of Cincinnati football. This is further disappointing given that Brendan parted ways with UC in what was a mutually agreeable manner.
“The money the university seeks to recover from him is nothing more than an unlawful penalty under Ohio law. Because UC has chosen to pursue this course of action, Brendan will aggressively defend the lawsuit and pursue any and all damages he incurs as a result of it.”
I don’t have a lot to comment on this situation other than I hope it is settled sooner than later.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s Don Williams on the safety battle with Oliver Miles III, Peyton Morgan and Malik Esquerra all looking to be the starter:
“Oliver’s back at safety,” McGuire said, “so Peyton and Oliver are trying to battle out for that field safety spot, knowing B.J. can play it. And then keeping him [Jordan] over there [at field safety] some, because we want Malik to be able to have a fighting chance to win a position, too. … He’s more of a boundary — the length, the size, and we roll that guy so much into the box.”
This is an interesting bit of collaboration!
In an extraordinary move from the SEC and Big Ten, the two conferences are distributing to Congressional lawmakers this week a white paper taking aim at those arguing for the consolidation of media rights, specifically targeting Cody Campbell’s “Saving College Sports” movement. pic.twitter.com/AqIk7G41HD
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