Big 12 Bylaws:
3.6 Sanction of a Member. The Conference may sanction (“Sanction” and “Sanctioned” and
variations thereof) a Member by the affirmative vote of a Supermajority of Disinterested Directors at any meeting of the Directors at which the Director representative(s) of the Member(s) that are the subject of such vote has been given reasonable prior notice and the reasonable opportunity to be present and to be heard. A Supermajority of
Disinterested Directors may take such action if, after the Member’s opportunity to be heard, a Supermajority of Disinterested Directors determines that such Member has: (i) violated any provision of these Bylaws or the Rules and other regulations established from time to time by the Board of Directors that govern the Conference or the Grant of Rights Agreement;
(ii) engaged in any action or a course of conduct materially adverse to the best interests of the Conference taken as a whole;
(iii) taken or omitted to take any other action that could be the basis for Withdrawal as described above if a Supermajority of Disinterested Directors does not elect to deem the action to constitute a deemed Withdrawal at that time; or
(iv) otherwise taken any action or omitted to take an action that a Supermajority of Disinterested Directors determines merits Sanctions.
In accordance with the preceding sentence, a Supermajority of Disinterested Directors shall, in its sole discretion, be empowered to determine whether any Sanctions are appropriate, the type, extent, and conditions to any Sanctions imposed, and impose such Sanctions on a Member depending, in each case, on factors that a Supermajority of Disinterested Directors deems to be relevant, including but not limited to the severity of the harm to the Conference taken as a whole resulting from the action or inaction set forth in the preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing and merely as an illustration of the types of Sanctions that could be considered by a Supermajority of Disinterested Directors are prohibitions on appearance in postseason events or televised events, restrictions on revenue distributions, and limitations on recruiting or scholarships.
The Big 12 has already scheduled an AD meeting today and a university president’s meeting on Thursday regarding this matter. I doubt this kid plays, I suspect the Big 12 brings the hammer down. Tech will sue them for sure, so we’ll see if they have the spine to go to court for what’s right for college athletics or not.