Brendan Sorsby attorney won't comment on legal moves regarding QB's eligibility

According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, attorneys for former Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby, now of Texas Tech, have asked the NCAA for an "expedited resolution" to reinstating his eligibility.

Sorsby has technically not been ruled ineligible yet by the NCAA over sports gambling allegations, but the Yahoo report says his legal team has said a legal challenge is imminent.

Reached by The Enquirer, Sorsby's latest attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, said, "I have no comment on that."

Ten days after playing in Texas Tech's spring game and two days after appearing at a Pro Camps event for kids in Lubbock, Sorsby checked into a residential gambling addiction facility.

The initial report by Pete Thamel of ESPN referred to "thousands of online bets' and that while Sorsby was at Indiana in 2022, before his time at UC, he bet on the Hoosiers to win. He only played in one game that season.

When initially reached, current Bearcats head coach Scott Satterfield had not heard of the gambling report on Sorsby.

The same day, Sorsby's local attorney, Joe Braun of Strauss Troy, had filed a motion to dismiss the matter of UC's "buyout clause," asking for $1 million for his departure to Texas Tech. UC was not going to enforce the clause had he gone to the NFL; instead, he opted for Texas Tech Jan. 4.

Did UC know of Sorsby's gambling?

While some reports have said yes, The Enquirer has not had that confirmed through multiple contacts within the administration. UC's issued reply has been, "No one inside the UC Athletics Department was aware of any illegal gambling. The University would not knowingly play an athlete involved in illegal gambling."

Head football coach Scott Satterfield reiterated that in a recent interview.

Sorsby's camp has admitted to betting on balls and strikes at Cincinnati Reds games via a gambling app. Big 12 athletes have a ProhiBet app on their phones to alert for such behavior, but the widespread use of such apps and proliferation of phones could have temporarily bypassed the safeguard.

Will Brendan Sorsby regain eligibility or go to NFL supplemental draft?

The success of the Kessler team and the availability of a favorable judge in Lubbock could lead to a temporary restraining order to put the quarterback, reportedly paid $5 million, back on the field.

If that fails or is not utilized, the NFL supplemental draft could be an avenue if there are takers. No such draft has been held since 2023 and no one has been taken since 2019. The Cleveland Browns took the last player, Josh Gordon, who was close to Sorsby's projected potential, in 2012.

They also plucked a noteworthy quarterback from the Miami Hurricanes when they added Bernie Kosar in the 1985 supplemental draft.

The Browns and other teams have expressed some interest if Sorsby advances to that point and is available. But betting on your own sport is among the things you can't do in the NCAA. Even former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, in the 2011 supplemental draft, had to serve a five-game suspension after being selected by the Raiders. Pryor was involved in Ohio State's "cash for memorabilia" scandal or "Tattoo-gate".

NFL draft analyst Dane Brugler had Sorsby as the No. 3 quarterback available. Word out of Cleveland is the Browns would have interest.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Brendan Sorsby attorney mum on legal maneuvers for Big 12 QB