Cody Campbell publicly called out Texas and coach Steve Sarkisian, accusing the Longhorns of refusing to schedule Texas Tech since the two programs left the Big 12, a complaint laid out in a recent commentary headlined "Texas Has Found Excuse After Excuse To Not Play Texas Tech | Don."
Campbell’s accusation is plain: he says Texas has avoided Texas Tech following the conference split, and he put the responsibility squarely on Texas and its head coach. The column frames the absence of games between the neighbors not as happenstance but as an intentional avoidance by Texas.
The charge matters because it names individuals and programs directly. Campbell singled out Steve Sarkisian and the University of Texas as the parties that, in his view, have not moved to preserve what many expect to be a regular in-state matchup. That claim turns scheduling — usually an administrative, business-driven exercise — into a public grievance between two programs with overlapping histories.
Context for the complaint is simple: the comment traces back to the moment both schools left the Big 12. Campbell uses that realignment as the pivot point for his argument, saying the hiatus in the series began after the conference change and has continued since. The piece carries no additional scheduling details or responses from Texas or Texas Tech.
The friction in Campbell’s charge is obvious: rivalries are supposed to be recurring. If teams depart a conference, non‑conference scheduling can and often does preserve traditional matchups. Campbell’s contention that Texas has instead avoided Texas Tech contradicts the expectation that two regional programs would keep playing despite league shifts.
Campbell’s column does not present evidence of negotiations, contract offers, or the internal reasons Texas might cite for the gap, and it quotes no reply from Sarkisian or Longhorns officials. That omission is the sharpest gap in the story: an accusation alone leaves the reader without the other side’s explanation or the scheduling record that would confirm or refute the claim.
How this develops matters to both programs and to fans who count on rivalry games to define seasons. Campbell’s public call raises the likelihood the matter will be pushed into the open, but his piece does not indicate whether either school plans to change course. Urban Meyer’s name appears in broader fan conversations about college coaching and scheduling, but the specific dispute Campbell raised centers on Texas, Sarkisian and Texas Tech.
The unresolved question is the only real conclusion available: will Texas and Texas Tech now respond to the public accusation by negotiating a game? Campbell has put an expectation in the public record; the next move belongs to the schools. Without comment from Texas or a scheduling announcement from either side, the complaint stands unchallenged and the series remains unscheduled.
