CINCINNATI -- Scott Satterfield has fielded plenty of questions from NFL teams about Brendan Sorsby, especially after his former quarterback transferred to Texas Tech and information about Sorsby's gambling addiction became well known.
The University of Cincinnati coach expects the queries to increase now that Sorsby has applied for the NFL supplemental draft.
Brendan Sorsby passed for 2,800 yards and 27 touchdowns with five interceptions for the Cincinnati Bearcats last season, also running for 580 yards and nine touchdowns. He is expected to draw a lot of attention in the supplemental draft. Imagn Images "There certainly have been scouts and GMs that have reached out just asking questions and more on a personal level, probably more than the football level, with their interest knowing that potentially something like this could happen. I certainly think now that the news is out, over the next few weeks, there's going to be a lot more inquiries about him and trying to find more about him," Satterfield said Tuesday. "He's very talented, has great size, can run, can throw."
Satterfield said every NFL team had already asked him about Sorsby, especially early in the year when it seemed Sorsby might declare for the NFL draft in April. However, Sorsby chose to play his senior season at Texas Tech after signing a name, image and likeness deal.
Sorsby passed for 2,800 yards and 27 touchdowns with five interceptions last season. He also ran for 580 yards and nine touchdowns. The Bearcats started 7-1 before losing their final four regular-season games. Sorsby did not play in Cincinnati's 35-13 loss to Navy in the Liberty Bowl.
In 2024, Sorsby completed 64% of his passes for 2,813 yards and 18 touchdowns with seven interceptions. He rushed for 447 yards and nine touchdowns that year.
Sorsby's decision to leave Tech and pursue the NFL marks an about-face, as he had been granted a temporary injunction by a Texas judge June 8 that appeared to clear a path for him to play for the Red Raiders in 2026. Sorsby had been ruled ineligible by the NCAA after it discovered he had placed more than 9,000 bets, totaling at least $90,000, on professional and college sports over four years while enrolled at Indiana, Cincinnati and Texas Tech, including at least 40 wagers involving Indiana football when he was a freshman with the Hoosiers in 2022.
A flurry of legal activity over the past week further muddled that path to eligibility. Cody Campbell, chairman of the Texas Tech board of regents, said in a lengthy statement Monday night that Sorsby would "not be part of the Texas Tech football team this fall" and called the supplemental draft "the only viable and fair path" for Sorsby's future.