Brendan Sorsby’s lawsuit saga rattled college sports for over a month. The NCAA investigation into his alleged gambling violations led to him being deemed ineligible to play college football.
Court documents alleged Sorsby placed thousands of bets totaling $90,000 across four years with Indiana, Cincinnati, and Texas Tech.
Sorsby initially got an injunction against the ruling and became eligible for the 2026 season. However, after the Big 12’s intervention, which involved seeking permission from the courts to enforce its bylaws against Texas Tech, Sorsby officially declared for the Supplemental Draft.
While the legal drama was unfolding, Texas Tech took a lot of heat because Brendan Sorsby was with the Red Raiders. The Indiana Hoosiers were also brought up in discussions because he placed at least 40 bets on their games while he was a member of the team.
However, NBC reporter Mike Florio believes that amid all the drama, Cincinnati has stayed under the radar. Florio argued that the Bearcats’ handling of the situation warrants further scrutiny.
“What did Cincinnati know, and when did Cincinnati know it?” he wrote for NBC Sports on Friday. “If Cincinnati truly knew nothing, and if it has nothing to hide, it should welcome the opportunity to show that it did not allow Sorsby to play at a time when (given that he had placed bets on Indiana while on the Indiana roster) he had permanently lost his NCAA eligibility.”
Florio also noted that the depth to which the NCAA is willing to explore the “Bearcat rabbit hole” will determine whether all the uproar was truly about upholding the integrity of sports.
Brendan Sorsby’s Agent Claims Cincinnati Knew About His Gambling Habits
Brendan Sorsby’s agent, Ron Slavin, made an appearance on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Thursday. Slavin claimed that the Cincinnati Bearcats were aware of Sorsby’s gambling habits. In his opinion, the Bearcats should be questioned on the subject.
“If anybody should be questioned or to catch some heat, it should be Cincinnati because they knew for two years and never said anything and didn’t do anything about it. So that’s the part of the story that gets lost,” Slavin said.
Cincinnati responded to Slavin’s claims with an official statement, denying any knowledge of Sorsby’s actions.
“If we ever became aware of impermissible wagering, we would report to the NCAA and comply with sanctions,” Cincinnati said in the statement.
The school also stated that all of its student-athletes “receive extensive gambling education” throughout the year and that they’d never knowingly play an athlete who violated the NCAA regulations.
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