Overview
- Texas Tech and Kansas were each fined $25,000 following the Oct. 11 game in Lubbock, the conference said.
- Texas Tech’s penalty followed repeated tortilla throwing that drew two in-game 15-yard personal fouls under the Big 12’s tightened policy.
- The Big 12 deemed Lance Leipold’s postgame knife claim inaccurate after video submitted by Texas Tech indicated the pocketknife originated on the Kansas sideline and did not hit a staffer.
- Leipold apologized and accepted the ruling, and Kansas athletic director Travis Goff said the matter should have been handled privately.
- Texas Tech turned the pocketknife over to campus police and its coach has urged fans to stop post‑kickoff tossing as the school reviews fan‑control measures.