Sorsby Tosses 5 First-Quarter Landing Passes in 70-0 Victory – College of Cincinnati Athletics

CINCINNATI – Redshirt junior quarterback Brendan Sorsby tossed 5 landing passes within the first quarter to steer the Cincinnati soccer group to a 70-0 win over Northwestern State on Saturday at Historic Nippert Stadium.

Sorsby completed 15 of 15 for 253 yards and 5 scores and added a 23-yard speeding landing.

The Bearcats improved to 2-1 heading right into a bye week, whereas the Demons dropped to 1-2. Cincinnati’s 10 touchdowns tied a contemporary file and the 70 factors are the second-most within the trendy period (72 versus Austin Peay, 2011).

The Denton, Texas, native grew to become the primary Bearcat to throw 5 touchdowns in 1 / 4 or a half and zipped two scoring passes to redshirt senior tight finish Joe Royer, a 55-yard bomb to junior receiver Caleb Goodie and every to redshirt senior working again Tawee Walker and sophomore receiver Isaiah Johnson within the sport’s first quarter-hour. 

His 5 first-quarter landing passes set a file for 1 / 4 or a half by a Bearcat, and he’s simply the fifth quarterback over the past 30 years to complete good on 15 or extra move makes an attempt. Cincinnati even has two of the 5, with Gunner Kiel additionally finishing all 15 of his move makes an attempt towards UCF in 2015.

With the Bearcats main 56-0 on the break, each head coaches and the referees agreed to 10-minute quarters within the second half.

“All of our guys came out and did exactly what we needed to do, from our standard of practice throughout the week and then our standard of play once we get out on the field,” head coach Scott Satterfield mentioned. “I thought they did that. They did a really good job of focusing, going out and executing the game plan and guys making plays.”

The offensive line prolonged its streak of video games with out permitting a sack to a few, whereas the protection allowed simply 102 whole yards. The shutout marked the second of the Scott Satterfield period (34-0 versus Houston in 2024).

Sixth-year senior linebacker Ben Blevins, a former walk-on who acquired a scholarship from Jason Kelce and Walk-Ons restaurant on the New Heights Live in 2024, had a career-high 4 tackles, one off the group lead.

Redshirt junior security Antwan Peek Jr. precipitated the primary turnover of the season for UC, forcing a fumble within the first quarter. He led UC with 4 compelled fumbles a yr in the past and his 5 profession compelled fumbles are tied for the sixth-most in a profession in class historical past.

Redshirt senior quarterback Brady Lichtenberg noticed his first motion of the season and completed 4-of-6 for 56 yards and tossed a 29-yard landing to senior Cyrus Allen.

First Quarter

Sorbsy discovered redshirt senior tight finish Joe Royer huge open for a 21-yard landing on the fourth play of the sport to place Cincinnati in entrance 7-0.

On their subsequent possession, the Bearcats discovered paydirt on the primary play with Sorsby zipping a 55-yard move to Goodie for his first landing as a Bearcat.

Sorsby linked with Walker on a 10-yard landing move to make the rating 21-0 to cap a lightning fast four-play, 43-yard drive with 7:07 left within the first quarter.

After a 44-yard move to Goodie put the Bearcats on the aim line, Sorsby tossed his fourth landing of the primary quarter, and second to Royer, to make the rating, 28-0, on the 4:11 mark within the first quarter.

His fifth landing move was an 8-yard completion to sophomore receiver Isaiah Johnson to make the rating 35-0.

Second Quarter
Sorsby scored on a 23-yard rush to cap an eight-play, 80-yard drive to open the second quarter.

Walker added his second landing of the day on a 15-yard rush to increase the Bearcats’ result in 49-0 with a little bit greater than 5 minutes remaining within the first half.

The Bearcats held the Demons to only 41 whole yards, 1.6 yards per play and solely three first downs within the first half.

Sixteen seconds earlier than halftime, Lichtenberg discovered senior receiver Cyrus Allen for a 23-yard landing to present Cincinnati a 56-0 lead on the break.

Third Quarter
Junior working again Chance Williams had a 3-yard landing rush to increase the result in 63-0.

Fourth Quarter
Northwestern State had a 4th-and-1 alternative stuffed by Cincinnati freshman Kamron Neal and redshirt junior linebacker Cincear Lewis.

Redshirt freshman Samaj Jones threw a 42-yard landing to Johnson – his second rating – with 5 minutes left to complete the scoring.

UP NEXT
Cincinnati has a bye weekend earlier than touring to Lawrence, Kan., to face the Jayhawks on Sept. 27 on the new David Booth Memorial Stadium.