Cincinnati head coach Scott Satterfield has accused Texas Tech of reaching out to the representatives for quarterback Brendan Sorsby before the end of the 2025 season, stating the conduct violates NCAA transfer tampering policies.
At the Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday, Satterfield indicated the Bearcats learned of Texas Tech’s interest with four games left on the regular-season schedule, which led the program to initiate a quarterback search. He added that the Bearcats could not compete with the financial offer potentially made elsewhere via NIL possibilities.
Texas Tech denies that any violations occurred, as does Sorsby’s agent, Ron Slavin, who claims no other programs contacted his client during the season.
Sorsby’s exit is the source of multiple ongoing legal and NCAA proceedings. Cincinnati is seeking to recover a $1 million exit fee through an ongoing lawsuit related to an NIL contract with a court date this week.
The university is also cooperating with an NCAA probe into Sorsby’s confessed involvement with gambling, saying the school had no knowledge of any unlawful betting while he was with the program. Satterfield acknowledged Sorsby had asked for advice on gambling on UFC, which is allowed by the NCAA, and said the school would not have let him play had it known of any illegal betting.
