After Texas Tech cut ties with Brendan Sorsby over his gambling issue, his agent, Ron Slavin of Lift Sports Management, came forward and blasted his former school, Cincinnati. He claimed the program had known about Sorsby’s addiction the entire time. That accusation clearly didn’t sit well with the university, which broke its silence on the matter.

“Statement from Cincinnati Athletics. We will reiterate what we have said before. All of our student-athletes receive extensive gambling education multiple times throughout the year, and we would never knowingly play an athlete who violated NCAA sports wagering regulations. If we ever became aware of impermissible wagering, we would report to the NCAA and comply with sanctions,” Pat Forde shared on X.

This came in response to Slavin’s words to 105.3 The Fan in Dallas right after Sorsby withdrew his lawsuit and entered the NFL supplemental draft.

“If anybody should be questioned or catching heat, it should be Cincinnati,” Slavin said. “Because they knew for two years and never said anything or didn’t do anything about it. That’s the part of the story that gets lost.”

The court documents say that in August 2024, the school’s compliance department received an alert from ProhiBet because Sorsby reportedly tried to create an account on the fantasy sports app PrizePicks. So, according to the documents, the school received information that could have alerted them to the issue months earlier. Whether they fully understood what was happening or took action is a separate question.

When officials confronted him about it, the quarterback had an excuse ready, apparently. The former Bearcats gunslinger claimed that he was only trying to access the app to check lines or place legal wagers on non-NCAA sports like UFC and NASCAR.

Sorsby claimed he was blocked from the app and didn’t make any actual bets. Unable to access his personal accounts, the school added gambling education and closed the case. The warning proved insufficient when Sorsby transferred to Texas Tech.

The transfer to Texas Tech for a deal exceeding $5 million triggered Cincinnati to file a $1 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against him. Not long after the move, the full truth came crashing down. It turned out Sorsby had a severe gambling addiction and had placed over 9,000 bets over four years, including wagers on games played by Indiana University during his time with the school in 2022.

When his 9,000+ bets surfaced, Sorsby entered a gambling addiction program. He and his lawyers then went to court against the NCAA and won a temporary ruling that allowed him to play for Texas Tech this season. However, the ruling caused a big backlash. Schools across college football threatened not to schedule Texas Tech if Sorsby played, with the Big 12 itself filing a lawsuit against the program.

With the NCAA appealing the ruling and the conference melting down around him, Sorsby decided to forgo college football. Now, the quarterback is preparing for his NFL future.

A Texas high school will host Sorsby’s Pro Day

Sorsby is officially holding a private Pro Day workout at Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas. Normally, prospects train on college campuses, but Sorsby’s withdrawal from Texas Tech bars him from university grounds.

He has to head back to a local high school stadium in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Despite the baggage, NFL talent evaluators are still incredibly interested in what he can do with a football. The rumor is that teams like the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks will be in attendance. According to some reports, the Browns might send their scouts for due diligence.

Teams bid their highest draft round; the winning bid forfeits that pick in 2027. Because teams hate wasting future draft picks, Sorsby has to put on a flawless, mind-blowing show in Texas to convince general managers that he is worth the premium asset and the public relations headache.

If a pro team bids a second-round pick on him on draft day, which is scheduled to happen by July 16, he could land a four-year rookie contract worth nearly $8.9 million. Everything comes down to July 10 and how he sells himself.