The Brendan Sorsby fallout has found another stop.
Yahoo Sports reported that the NCAA has sent a letter of inquiry to the University of Cincinnati tied to Sorsby’s time with the Bearcats. The letter, according to the report, does not accuse Cincinnati of wrongdoing, but it can be the first step in a broader review of possible rules violations.
“The NCAA has sent a letter of inquiry to the University of Cincinnati related to Sorsby’s time at the school, those with knowledge tell Yahoo Sports. An inquiry letter is not uncommon and doesn’t necessarily signal wrongdoing, but it is often the start of an investigative process over possible rules violations, one that often is a collaborative effort with the school itself.
Sorsby played the last two seasons at Cincinnati during which he has acknowledged betting on sports. School officials expect to soon respond to the inquiry, presumably with documentation and details that the NCAA requested.”
Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports reported.
What the NCAA is looking into has not been made public. But Sorsby’s own court testimony already established that he placed sports bets while he was at Cincinnati. That leaves open a couple of obvious questions: whether the school handled that information properly, and whether Cincinnati knew about his gambling or had been told about it while he was on the football team.
The Bearcats are already dealing with another Sorsby-related issue. Cincinnati has sued him for $1 million over his transfer to Texas Tech, saying he broke his NIL contract with the university.
Sorsby spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons at Cincinnati and put together a big final year, throwing 27 touchdown passes and adding nine rushing scores. He then moved on to Texas Tech, and that transfer kicked off the wider gambling and NCAA mess around him.
At this point, the story has stretched across three universities and multiple court circuits, with no sign that the fallout is finished. More developments could still come from the NCAA inquiry or from the other legal pieces still in motion.
Sorsby is now training in Texas as he gets ready for the 2027 NFL Draft. He was also denied a path into the league through the Supplemental Draft after the NFL decided not to hold one.
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