BLOOMINGTON — Former Indiana football quarterback Brendan Sorsby is under NCAA investigation for placing thousands of bets via a gambling app, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Sorsby bet on IU football games while redshirting for the Hoosiers as a true freshman in 2022, Thamel said. Those bets he placed that season were on Indiana to win, but Sorsby did not bet on the lone game he appeared in, according to Thamel. Sorsby appeared in the Hoosiers’ 45-14 home loss to Penn State on Nov. 5, 2022.
On Monday afternoon, Indiana Athletics released a statement to the the Bloomington Herald-Times and IndyStar when asked for comment:
“Today, we were made aware of a media report regarding a student-athlete, who last compete for our football program in 2023,” the statement read. “Indiana University has no further comment at the time.”
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The NCAA also provided a statement to the Herald-Times and IndyStar.
“Due to confidentiality rules put in place by NCAA member schools, the NCAA will not comment on current, pending or potential investigations,” it read. “However, the NCAA takes sports betting very seriously and is committed to the protection of student-athlete well-being and the integrity of competition. The Association works with integrity monitoring services, state regulators and other stakeholders to conduct appropriate due diligence whenever reports are received.”
Texas Tech announced Sorsby will take an immediate leave of absence from the program and enter a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction.
Sorsby started seven games in 2023 for Indiana, but entered the transfer portal after the school fired Tom Allen. After two successful seasons at Cincinnati, Sorsby re-entered the portal as one of the most prominent quarterbacks. His name was mentioned loosely in connection with IU, but no serious interest appeared to materialize from the program.
This story is developing.
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This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Former IU quarterback reportedly made thousands of bets, plus bet on Indiana football games
Reporting by Zach Osterman and Michael Niziolek, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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