Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby has been the talk of both college football and the NFL after the fallout from his gambling scandal left his future in limbo. Last week, Sorsby revealed that he would drop his eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA and instead file for the NFL Supplemental Draft.
Agent Defends Brendan Sorsby’s Integrity Amid Gambling Scandal
Sorsby’s agent Ron Slavin defended his client’s integrity in a text message to NFL insider Albert Breer, pushing back against questions raised ahead of the supplemental draft.
“The facts of Brendan Sorsby’s case are clearly outlined in the NCAA’s report, and I would encourage anyone commenting on this situation to read it before drawing conclusions,” Slavin said. “The NCAA specifically found there were no integrity-of-the-game concerns. Brendan never bet on a game in which he played.”
“In fact, the only wagers involving his team occurred in 2022, when he was redshirting and had not yet appeared in a game,” Slavin added. “Once Brendan began suiting up and participating in games, there were zero bets placed on his own team. The remainder of the wagers over the next three years involved other sports and were unrelated to college football.”
According to NCAA reports, Sorsby first started gambling when he redshirted for the Indiana Hoosiers in 2022. The quarterback reportedly made over 40 wagers on the Indiana team and thousands of total wagers, totaling up to $90,000 over four years.
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He spent two seasons in Bloomington, sharing QB1 duties with Tayven Jackson, before entering the transfer portal and joining the Cincinnati Bearcats, where he established himself as one of the best quarterbacks in both the Big 12 and the country.
“This was an 18-year-old kid who made a mistake from his dorm room,” Slavin added about Sorsby. “He has acknowledged that mistake, accepted responsibility and paid a significant price for it. Losing his final season of college football is a substantial punishment that will impact him for the rest of his life.”
Breer revealed that the biggest concern among NFL executives about selecting Sorsby in the supplemental draft centers on the quarterback’s rehabilitation from his gambling issues.
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“The way I’d look at the gambling, I don’t really care if he’s suspended for part of this year so much,” an AFC exec reportedly said to Breer. “What I care about is, can I sleep good at night knowing it’s behind him? I know he went to rehab, but was that a reaction to getting caught or a real effort to get past it?”
Last season, Sorsby tallied 2,800 passing yards on 61.6% completion, resulting in 27 touchdowns and five interceptions, while adding 580 rushing yards and nine more touchdowns for the Bearcats. He earned a PFSN College QB Impact score of 88.2, the 10th best in the country.
