TicketsCINCINNATI – Cincinnati football head coach Scott Satterfield announced on Thursday the addition of quarterback Brendan Sorsby.
The Denton, Texas, native passed for 1,587 yards and 15 touchdowns with only five interceptions as a redshirt freshman at Indiana this fall. He appeared in 10 games with seven starts, including a five-touchdown game at Illinois and a three-touchdown passing effort at Penn State in his first career road start.
He has three years of eligibility remaining.
"We are excited to add Brendan to our quarterback room and our Bearcats family," head coach Scott Satterfield said. "He's a tremendous competitor who has played on some big stages in the Big Ten and never flinched. He's got a great arm, he's an accurate passer, and he's a dynamic runner. He adds leadership and experience to our team, and I'm looking forward to coaching him."
A true dual-threat signal-caller, he added 286 yards and four touchdowns on 112 carries this fall. He rushed for 151 yards over the final three games.
The 6-3, 230-pounder had a trio of three-touchdown passing games in 2023 – all coming in the final five games of the season.
In his first career road start, he completed 13-of-19 passes (68.4%) for 269 yards and three touchdowns in Happy Valley, including a 90-yard scoring strike and a 69-yard touchdown pass, becoming the first Hoosiers quarterback to throw two 60-yard touchdowns since 1996. Penn State has the nation's third-best passing defense.
He scored five total touchdowns at Illinois, completing 22-of-33 attempts for a career-best 289 yards and three scores through the air to go along with 53 yards and two scores on the ground.
He led Indiana to a 20-14 win over Wisconsin in November, passing for a score and rushing for a touchdown.
Sorsby was a two-year starter at Lake Dallas [Texas] High School. He passed for 1,271 yards and 14 touchdowns with 791 yards and 15 scores on the ground as a senior in 2021. ###
The Denton, Texas, native passed for 1,587 yards and 15 touchdowns with only five interceptions as a redshirt freshman at Indiana this fall. He appeared in 10 games with seven starts, including a five-touchdown game at Illinois and a three-touchdown passing effort at Penn State in his first career road start.
He has three years of eligibility remaining.
"We are excited to add Brendan to our quarterback room and our Bearcats family," head coach Scott Satterfield said. "He's a tremendous competitor who has played on some big stages in the Big Ten and never flinched. He's got a great arm, he's an accurate passer, and he's a dynamic runner. He adds leadership and experience to our team, and I'm looking forward to coaching him."
A true dual-threat signal-caller, he added 286 yards and four touchdowns on 112 carries this fall. He rushed for 151 yards over the final three games.
The 6-3, 230-pounder had a trio of three-touchdown passing games in 2023 – all coming in the final five games of the season.
In his first career road start, he completed 13-of-19 passes (68.4%) for 269 yards and three touchdowns in Happy Valley, including a 90-yard scoring strike and a 69-yard touchdown pass, becoming the first Hoosiers quarterback to throw two 60-yard touchdowns since 1996. Penn State has the nation's third-best passing defense.
He scored five total touchdowns at Illinois, completing 22-of-33 attempts for a career-best 289 yards and three scores through the air to go along with 53 yards and two scores on the ground.
He led Indiana to a 20-14 win over Wisconsin in November, passing for a score and rushing for a touchdown.
Sorsby was a two-year starter at Lake Dallas [Texas] High School. He passed for 1,271 yards and 14 touchdowns with 791 yards and 15 scores on the ground as a senior in 2021. ###