 Sorsby with Indiana in 2023 | |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | January 20, 2004 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lake Dallas (Corinth, Texas) |
| College |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Brendan Sorsby (born January 20, 2004) is an American college football quarterback for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He previously played for the Indiana Hoosiers and Cincinnati Bearcats.
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, where he completed three of six passing attempts for eight yards against Penn State. [3] During the 2023 season, Sorsby was named the starting quarterback to start the year. [4] In Week 1 against Ohio State, he completed eight of 16 passing attempts for 58 yards. [5] By the third game against Louisville, he was replaced as the starting quarterback by Tayven Jackson, but returned to the starting role by the Hoosiers' seventh game against Rutgers and remained there for the rest of the season. 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 became a member of the Cincinnati Bearcats. [7] Sorsby spent the 2024 season as Cincinnati's primary starter. After a strong start to the 2025 season, Sorsby was named a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award. [8] During the final regular-season game at TCU, Sorsby tied Desmond Ridder for the school record for touchdowns in a season as quarterback with 36 total. Sorsby entered the transfer portal on December 15, 2025. [9]
On January 4, 2026, Sorsby announced that he would transfer to Texas Tech. [10]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | 12 | 12 | 5–7 | 249 | 389 | 64.0 | 2,813 | 7.2 | 18 | 7 | 136.4 | 105 | 447 | 4.3 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 7–5 | 207 | 336 | 61.6 | 2,800 | 8.3 | 27 | 5 | 155.1 | 100 | 580 | 5.8 | 9 | |
| Career | 34 | 30 | 13–17 | 594 | 968 | 61.4 | 7,208 | 7.4 | 60 | 18 | 140.65 | 320 | 1,295 | 4.0 | 22 | |