{"id":654981,"date":"2026-01-05T04:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T04:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/654981\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T04:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T04:18:14","slug":"red-raiders-wins-over-brendan-sorsby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/654981\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Raiders wins over Brendan Sorsby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/texas-tech-football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Tech football<\/a> rose <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/texas-tech-football-rumors-red-raiders-predictied-to-land-brendan-sorsby\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">as the likeliest destination for Brendan Sorsby<\/a>. The Red Raiders now have their 2026 quarterback \u2014 winning the Sorsby sweepstakes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/college-football-transfer-portal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Football Transfer Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel revealed the Cincinnati&#8217;s QB&#8217;s decision Sunday evening \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeteThamel\/status\/2008019427124773177?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ending a long period of campus hopping.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorsby\u2019s decision comes in the wake of a 48-hour visit flurry that included visits to Tech and LSU,\u201d Thamel posted on the social media website X, formerly Twitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sorsby earned the most coveted QB target label once the portal opened. The now former Bearcats QB was expected to garner lots of intrigued teams.<\/p>\n<p>Who else did Texas Tech beat for Brendan Sorsby?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3634065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brendan-Sorsby-looking-down-field.jpg\" alt=\"Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby (2) drops back to pass against the TCU Horned Frogs during the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/lsu-football-news-sorsby-in-transfer-battle-between-lsu-and-texas-tech\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LSU entered his picture the moment Sorsby announced his portal arrival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>New LSU head coach Lane Kiffin presented a history of working with veteran CFB QBs. He turned Jaxson Dart into a late first round draft selection out of Ole Miss. Kiffin recently worked wonders with Trinidad Chambliss this past regular season. Chambliss has since taken the Rebels to the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/college-football-playoff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Football Playoff<\/a> semifinals after stunning Georgia on New Year&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p>But the Red Raiders present their own arguments on why TTU appealed to Sorsby.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech increased its NIL initiative and uses the new era to its advantage. The Red Raiders turned to this dynamic <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/texas-tech-football-news-insider-reveals-nil-move-that-won-over-5-star\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to nab five-star tackle Felix Ojo on the recruiting trail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sorsby likely will have NIL figures revealed in the coming days. He&#8217;s bringing 36 combined touchdowns and 3,380 total yards over to Lubbock. His arrival will fuel renewed postseason chatter and a second Big 12 title for next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas Tech football rose as the likeliest destination for Brendan Sorsby. 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