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During a Thursday interview with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, agent Ron Slavin said the University of Cincinnati knew about quarterback Brendan Sorsby's gambling habits. The claim has prompted a denial by Cincinnati.
"They didn't do anything wrong here," Slavin said regarding Texas Tech. "If anybody should be questioned or to catch some heat, it should be Cincinnati because they knew for two years and never said anything and didn't do anything about it. So that's the part of the story that gets lost."
The comment wasn't lost on Cincinnati.
"We will reiterate what we have said before," the school said in a statement. "All of our student-athletes receive extensive gambling education multiple times throughout the year, and we would never knowingly play an athlete who violated NCAA sports wagering regulations. If we ever became aware of impermissible wagering, we would report to the NCAA and comply with sanctions."
It's not the first skirmish when it comes to the Bearcats and their former starting quarterback. Cincinnati sued Sorsby for $1 million after he transferred to Texas Tech.
In the end, Texas Tech never played Sorsby in a game. Sorsby spent two years at Cincinnati after violating the NCAA's gambling rule, repeatedly. If Cincinnati knew and did nothing, that would be a problem.
At a time when the NCAA has little bite when it comes to the rules regarding players, it should at least be barking around the question of whether Cincinnati knew about Sorsby's gambling and failed to do anything about it.
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"They didn't do anything wrong here," Slavin said regarding Texas Tech. "If anybody should be questioned or to catch some heat, it should be Cincinnati because they knew for two years and never said anything and didn't do anything about it. So that's the part of the story that gets lost."
The comment wasn't lost on Cincinnati.
"We will reiterate what we have said before," the school said in a statement. "All of our student-athletes receive extensive gambling education multiple times throughout the year, and we would never knowingly play an athlete who violated NCAA sports wagering regulations. If we ever became aware of impermissible wagering, we would report to the NCAA and comply with sanctions."
It's not the first skirmish when it comes to the Bearcats and their former starting quarterback. Cincinnati sued Sorsby for $1 million after he transferred to Texas Tech.
In the end, Texas Tech never played Sorsby in a game. Sorsby spent two years at Cincinnati after violating the NCAA's gambling rule, repeatedly. If Cincinnati knew and did nothing, that would be a problem.
At a time when the NCAA has little bite when it comes to the rules regarding players, it should at least be barking around the question of whether Cincinnati knew about Sorsby's gambling and failed to do anything about it.
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