There is no love lost at all on SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey from Texas A&M fans, generally speaking. After allowing Texas and Oklahoma into the league following a rumored promise to the Aggies that such a move would never be signed off on, the Aggies have not exactly had the warmest of feelings towards the commissioner.
However, in a recent development, Sankey may have just done something that improves life for the Aggies in a material and very positive way. Texas A&M fans, just like all others who have been following college basketball, know about the curious case of Charles Bediako, the former and current Alabama player who spent three years in the G-League before returning to Nate Oats's roster quite recently.
That move caused quite a stir among fans, and is a big milestone in the shifting milieu of college sports' relationship with the concept of amateurism. This was a bridge too far for most— including, apparently, the commissioner of the SEC— and it could end up helping the Aggies quite a bit.
Texas A&M could benefit from surprising Greg Sankey affidavit
In a recent filing by the NCAA in the case of Charles Bediako, an affadavit was included from Greg Sankey, objecting to the continued eligibility of the erstwhile G-Leaguer.
NEW: SEC commissioner Greg Sankey asks courts to uphold the NCAA’s eligibility rules in the Charles Bediako case:
— On3 (@On3) February 5, 2026
“I respectfully ask the Court to uphold the NCAA eligibility rules challenged in this case, which are essential to the integrity of college sports, to the… https://t.co/0Yo650Ilfw pic.twitter.com/VxDwDqau5t
It has to be a blow to the Tide player's case that the commissioner of his own league— someone who stands to benefit from his team playing well— is siding with the NCAA on this issue. Sankey raises a good point, however, that this is unfair to the teams who are currently operating within the constraints that have been part of the sport ever since it has been around.
If the NCAA wins this case against Bediako, then the results that the Tide gained with him on the floor would be invalidated for illegal participation. That includes the game that Alabama just played against the Aggies. It's relevant that this may simply be a vacated result rather than turned into a forfeit by the Tide, which means that it would count as having never happened rather than as a win for the Ags, but it would be a positive for their tournament case nonetheless.