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The Brendan Sorsby saga is sending shockwaves through college football. Colorado athletic director Fernando Lovo came out swinging Monday night, calling the injunction allowing the Texas Tech quarterback to play this season a quote clear affront to the competitive principles of college sports, and vowing to work with Big Twelve peers to push back hard.
That's not the only conference making noise. The Big Ten is reportedly discussing a mandate that would prohibit its member schools from competing against Texas Tech in any sport as a direct response to the Sorsby ruling. That's a sweeping escalation, and if it gains traction, it signals that major conferences are done waiting for the courts to fix what they see as a broken system.
Meanwhile, the eyes of the football world are shifting to the two thousand twenty six World Cup, now officially underway across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Argentina enter as defending champions with Lionel Messi preparing for what figures to be his final appearance on this stage, and Neymar is racing the clock to be fit for Brazil's opener after scans showed encouraging progress on a grade two calf tear that had threatened his entire tournament.
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