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February 12, 2025 13 mins
UC Quarterback Brendan Sorbsy joined us on ESPN1530, which was nice of him.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The quarterback of the UC Bearcats, Brendan Soresby, is we
inch closer and closer to spring ball joining us. We're
not gonna break. We're gonna go right to Brendan right now.
Brendan sores By, good afternoon. Thank you so much for
joining us.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
How are you.

Speaker 3 (00:14):
I'm doing great? How are you?

Speaker 2 (00:16):
I am well. I appreciate you doing this.

Speaker 1 (00:19):
Uh we uh it's been nearly three months since, uh
since you played a game.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
Walk us through what the offseason has been like so far.

Speaker 3 (00:31):
You know, obviously, the short story version of that would
be tough. It's been very hard. Uh, just you know,
workouts obviously running a little bit majority of lifting weights
and running right now, but mixing in a little bit
of throwing with the new receivers and our tight ends
and running backs and all those guys. So a little

(00:52):
bit of football, a lot of a lot of bit
of working out right now. So that's uh, that's really
the rundown.

Speaker 1 (00:58):
I was talking with Scott Sadderfield two weeks ago and
we were discussing the players who have entered joined the program,
entering the transfer portal, choosing to come to the University
of Cincinnati and without any prompting. He talked about your
role in getting some of those guys to come to UC,
I think specifically on the offensive side of the football.
How would you describe your role in getting guys from

(01:20):
other programs to come play for the Bearcats.

Speaker 3 (01:25):
You know, I like to think that I bring, you know,
a good amount to the table. I think receivers. You know,
I've shown that I'll take shots down the field. And
you know, I think that we've just shown too as
well that you know, myself and the staff are are
very relatable people, and you know, the guys had fun
around us on the visit and you know that end
up turning into commitments. But you know, just going out

(01:46):
to dinner with these guys and just spending time with
them and you know, just kind of send it off
with them whenever they were on their visit, and you know,
I think that kind of solidified it, you know, for
our receivers, running backs, the lineman we have that we
got in and just all the new additions, even a
couple of defensive guys. You know, really just trying to
make connections with them on the visits and and just

(02:07):
let them know that we want and need them here
and you know, we're we're building something special, and you
know we're gonna we're gonna prove a lot of people wrong.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
Give me an idea of the things you talk about
with some of these guys when you make your pitch
to for them to come to the University of Cincinnati.

Speaker 3 (02:25):
You know, we we think that we were we were
in a ton of close games. I mean last year,
we don't we don't think that necessarily. We know that
we were in a ton of one score games, and
and you know, we pitched that to them.

Speaker 2 (02:38):
We weren't.

Speaker 3 (02:38):
We weren't as talented as we you know, as we
we felt like we should have been before the season,
and and yet we were still in these games. So
whenever we can add talent on top of the hard
work and the culture that we established, you know, we
think it's gonna be pretty special. And you know, the
guys that were you know, on visits and and obviously
ended up deciding to come here, you know, trust that

(02:59):
vision as well and decided to buy in.

Speaker 2 (03:03):
Uh a year ago.

Speaker 1 (03:03):
At this time, you're new to the program and getting
used to the environment, getting used to the to the
coaching staff, getting used to a whole new set of teammates.
What's the comfort level like a year later, now that
you've been a part of this program for a year.

Speaker 3 (03:19):
Night and day.

Speaker 2 (03:20):
You know.

Speaker 3 (03:20):
I was talking actually with coach Thomas the other day
about it, our quarterback coach, just and just the whole
sense of like, you know, being the guy knowing everybody,
everybody around the facility, you can talk to people from
other sports as well, and just you just feel a
different level of comfort. And I do feel that. So

(03:41):
I really can't even speak on it. It's just night
and day difference. And I'm just fired up about you know,
the group of guys that we've brought in, the group
of guys that we have coming back. Just everything about
it is is just night and day difference. And and
I'm fired.

Speaker 1 (03:54):
Up when when when you go back and think of
of last year. You know, the first half of the season,
you guys are five and two, and it felt like, boy,
you guys, you guys could contend for a Big twelve title,
which I know is the goal here. And offensively, you
guys were explosive and you had Joe Royer and everything
Corey Kinder could do. And then over the second half

(04:14):
of the season, you'd be the first to admit, Uh,
things didn't go the way you would like. When you
when you self scout, when you think about your role
in particular, what things come to mind, and based on
what things come to mind, what do you work.

Speaker 2 (04:28):
On for this year?

Speaker 3 (04:31):
You know, just continue obviously to work on my accuracy,
work on my leadership more so than anything. I think
I think there was times late in the year whenever
you know, I could have been a better leader and
I could have got the guys back under control, especially
in those tight games where you need that leadership. I
think I lacked there really just you know, just finding

(04:52):
ways and whenever whenever we need those those in those
one score games where you need something to fall your way,
you really just got to take over. And I think
that's one of my folks is going in the next year,
is you don't want to try to do too much,
but you also got to, you know, at the end
of the day, you got to take matters into your
other hands and try to go win games. And I
just don't think I did that last year. I think

(05:13):
I missed too many, too many throws and the down
the stretch of the games and you know, just too
many too many mistakes on my end late in the season.
Obviously started off the season, you know, taking care of
the ball, and then late in the year just not
so much. So you know, obviously going into this next season,
just one work on my leadership, which I have and

(05:33):
I've improved already, and then to my accuracy, and then
just three finding ways to take care of the ball,
which which you know I can control three of those
things and I'm doing so right now, and you know,
just trying to continue to improve.

Speaker 1 (05:49):
Yeah, you know, no matter me there were ups and
downs last year, it's still it's it's your first season
as the the starting quarterback, you know, from the beginning
of the season to the end. So no matter how
it goes, you're gonna learn a lot. And it seems
to me like you have no what that like this
coming season. Obviously we're all hoping for the best, but
it really does feel to me like you've taken some

(06:09):
time to look back on last year and apply some
of the lessons you've learned going through that, the good
and the bad, to what comes up in twenty twenty five.

Speaker 3 (06:18):
For sure. Yeah, just you know, we want to take this,
we want to take this thing in the Big Twelve Championship.
We want to win the Big Twelve Championship, and that's
the goal. So we have to attack each and every day,
you know, like that is our goal, and I think
we are.

Speaker 1 (06:31):
You know, I've heard players who were a part of
the program last year talk about, you know, how it ended,
and it left such a bad taste in everybody's mouth,
and so now everybody has a.

Speaker 2 (06:43):
Chip on their shoulder the players who come back.

Speaker 1 (06:46):
Is it a challenge to get the guys who weren't
here last year to kind of adopt that same mentality
for this coming season.

Speaker 3 (06:53):
You know, usually you would think that it would be,
but the guys that we've brought in have instantly bought in.
I like to, you know, credit all the guys that
we had come back, you know, just obviously a couple
of big names or Corleone and Royer, but even just
the other guys that came back and decided not to
go anywhere else obviously, which in this day and age

(07:14):
is always a possibility, but you know, they decided to
come back. And I think that we've established that culture
from from the previous season. All these new guys come
in and they immediately buy into it and they're enforcing it.
And you know, we got guys calling calling the leaders
of of last season's team out. So you know, that's
the that's the beauty of it, and that's what you
want from your teammates. That's what you want from the

(07:35):
new guys, the young guys, everybody. Complete program alignement is
what we always talk about, you know, from the top down,
you know, just staying on each other, holding each other
accountable and you know, upholding the standard.

Speaker 1 (07:47):
How exciting was it when you found out that Joe
Royer was coming back And did you guys have conversations
about his options before he made the announcement.

Speaker 3 (07:58):
Yeah, you know, obviously he could have he could have
gone to the league, and you know, I thought, shoot,
he was the best tight in the country from from
obviously you know, his quarterbacks point of view, but he's
he's a dang good player and I'm excited that he
came back. Obviously, you know, he's one of my best
friends here, so to hear that. It wasn't only just
you know, the football side of things, but you know,

(08:19):
just hanging out with them off the field and just
spending time with him, getting another year with him as
was huge news to me, but just fired up to
have him back and he's going to be a huge
help for us again this year.

Speaker 1 (08:31):
Brendon Sorosby is with us back for another year, a
second season as the quarterback at the University of Cincinnati.
The Bearcats opening up the season with a game in
Kansas City against Nebraska. Tickets for seven home games are
on sale right now at at go Bearcats dot com.

Speaker 2 (08:49):
Have have you thought of.

Speaker 1 (08:50):
You know, springball is going to get here and it's
different because the portal then reopens, But have you thought
about you know, there are one or two things I
want us as an offense to accomplished during the spring period.

Speaker 3 (09:05):
I would just say to master our offense. I think
obviously me personally last year, going throughout the spring, I
was just trying to learn the new system. Going into
the summer and fall camp, obviously I felt like I
had it under my belt, but still not to what
I would have liked, you know, to have the understanding
of the offense. So going into this offseason, you know,

(09:26):
I know the offense like the back of my hand.
I just want us to as an offense take leaps
and bounds, you know, in the right direction as far
as knowing what each other wants from each other, Like,
you know, I want to know what our new whiteouts want.
I want to know how our running back like certain things.
So really just messing out there and having fun with it.

(09:46):
I think if we can go out there and you know,
have a good spring and stay connected and you know,
grow closer throughout the spring and you know, grow as
an offense, I think will be in a great spot.
But that's really just you know, I would say my
biggest goal for us is to just grow grow more
connected and grow in the offense.

Speaker 1 (10:05):
Yeah, you know, there are the spring practices and the
organized workouts that the coaches can designed, but you know,
you got to get out and do stuff on your own.
So how much work is it organizing throwing sessions with guys,
especially when you guys start to go do your own
thing during the heart of the off season.

Speaker 3 (10:24):
Yeah, it's a lot of that obviously right now, maybe
not so much because of this weather that we're having,
but you gotta find you gotta find ways. So you know,
we'll go down there and we'll just play a little
bit of catch in the weight room, you know, if
it's just you know, me and a couple of wideouts,
but just trying to throw any time that we can
just on our own, outside of outside of the sanctioned stuff,

(10:47):
and you know, really just finding ways to get in
the extra work. But obviously, once this weather warms up
a little bit, it'll be a little bit easier and
you know, we'll be able to, uh, we'll be able
to get going on that. And but you know, I'm
just about the new group of guys that we have
a wide out, especially you know, Royer and Tony Johnson
coming back, which are two huge guys that we were

(11:08):
great for us last year and often. So it'll be fun,
you know, should make my life a little bit easier
having these guys out there for me. So I'm excited
for they.

Speaker 1 (11:17):
Have you had a chance to go, I mean, I
know it's not done, but I mean have you Have
you walked through the new building yet?

Speaker 3 (11:24):
I actually have not walked through the new building yet.
I always mess around with Coach Stat because you know,
obviously the new recruiting pitch is obviously the new building
that we have coming up. And every time I see
Coach Stat walking and I'll see a new recruit, I'm
always like introducing myself and they're like, hey, we just
got done in the new facility, and I'm always like, well,
it must be nice. I still haven't been over there myself,
but I'll be over I'll be over there before too

(11:46):
long because I keep giving people our time about it.
So it's probably my fault at this point that I
haven't been over there, but not it's definitely. Uh, it's
definitely coming along though, that's for sure. It looks beautiful.

Speaker 1 (11:58):
Yeah, it certainly does. I can't thank you enough for
doing this. Cannot wait for this season to begin, and
there is a lot to build on from last year. Obviously,
some stuff you want to see go different, but I
know there's a lot of excitement for the guys who
are coming from other programs, and you mentioned Tony Johnson
coming back and Joe Royer coming back. It should be exciting,

(12:19):
should be an exciting spring and hopefully a really exciting fall. Brennan,
I can't thank you enough at the time. Thanks so much,
Thank you very much. You can get tickets for seven
home games this year at Knippert Stadium going to go
Bearcats dot com slash tickets. Go Bearcats dot com slash tickets, all.

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