Texas Tech Opens Big 12 Play at 2-0 as Campbell Vows 40-Point Retribution
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Updated · USA TODAY · Sep 18
Texas Tech Opens Big 12 Play at 2-0 as Campbell Vows 40-Point Retribution
2 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Sep 18
Summary
Texas Tech enters Big 12 play against Houston at 2-0 with added scrutiny after booster and Board of Regents chairman Cody Campbell said rivals would remember it "when we're up by 40."
Campbell's threat grew out of the Brendan Sorsby transfer fight, in which Texas Tech tried to make the quarterback eligible despite a permanent ban tied to gambling on Indiana football while around the team.
A judge briefly granted Texas Tech a temporary restraining order on June 8, but the dispute spiraled into conference backlash, a Big 12 lawsuit against Texas Tech, and reports some schools discussed penalties if Sorsby played.
Texas Tech and Sorsby split less than a week after the school's widely mocked 20-plus-minute defense video, and the conference later dropped its lawsuit.
Now the Red Raiders must back up the rhetoric on the field after shaky wins over Abilene Christian and Oregon State raised doubts about how dominant they can be in league play.