Cincinnati Coach Alleges Texas Tech Tampered for QB Brendan Sorsby With 4 Games Left

3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Jul 8

Scott Satterfield said at Big 12 Media Days that Texas Tech contacted Brendan Sorsby’s camp before Cincinnati’s 2025 season ended, with four games still left on the schedule.
Satterfield said Cincinnati knew it could not match the money being discussed and began searching for other quarterbacks, framing the outreach as a likely NCAA tampering violation.
Ron Slavin, Sorsby’s agent, denied to The Athletic that Texas Tech contacted him before the season ended.
Satterfield also described tampering as routine in the NIL era, saying agents and general managers now handle most transfer recruiting behind the scenes.
The accusation lands as Cincinnati faces NCAA scrutiny over Sorsby’s gambling; Satterfield said the school had no knowledge and would not have played him if it had.

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