 Sorsby with Indiana in 2023 | |
| Cincinnati Bearcats | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Lake Dallas (Corinth, Texas) |
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Brendan Sorsby is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He previously played for the Indiana Hoosiers from 2022 to 2023.
Sorsby grew up in Denton, Texas and attended Lake Dallas High School where he lettered in football and baseball. During high school, he was named the Denton Record-Chronicle 2021 Quarterback of the Year and finished high school by completing 1,271 passing yards with 14 touchdowns and 823 rushing yards with 15 touchdowns. [1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Indiana over offers from Abilene Christian, Army, Delaware, Fordham, Lamar, Navy, Texas A&M–Commerce and Western Carolina. [2]
During Sorsby's true freshman season in 2022, he appeared in only one game it being against Penn State where he completed 3 out of 6 passing attempts for eight yards. [3] During the 2023 season, Sorsby was named as the starting quarterback. [4] During the Week 1 game of the season, he completed 8 out of 16 passing attempts for 58 yards along with 6 rushes and -2 yards. [5] Sorsby entered the transfer portal on November 27, 2023. [6]
On December 6, 2023, he announced his intention to transfer to the University of Cincinnati where he will be a member of the Cincinnati Bearcats. [7]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Indiana Hoosiers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | 27.9 | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 | 1–6 | 135 | 237 | 57.0 | 1,587 | 6.7 | 15 | 5 | 129.9 | 113 | 276 | 2.4 | 4 | |
| Cincinnati Bearcats | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Career | 11 | 7 | 1–6 | 135 | 237 | 57.0 | 1,595 | 6.6 | 15 | 6 | 127.4 | 115 | 268 | 2.3 | 4 | |
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