Breaking: Brendan Sorsby expected to start at Quarterback for Indiana football

Indiana football has finally taken the field and with that, revealed their starting quarterback, and it is Brendan Sorsby. Sorsby won the starting job over fellow redshirt freshman and transfer Tayven Jackson.

Head coach Tom Allen and his program have made it their mission to hide the starter as long as possible, hoping to give his team a competitive advantage over the number 3 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Allen and his staff made the decision internally after the team’s final scrimmage but waited until today for it to come out publicly.

“We have a decision, and no we are not going to announce it,” Allen told reporters over Zoom after the final scrimmage. “Both young, both talented. Both bring different skillsets to the team. Very pleased with those guys. Both have improved a lot since they’ve been here … both have worked extremely hard. In the leadership role, I challenged both of them and they’ve grown in those areas and viewed in that regard. Two young men that we feel very good about that have great qualities.”

Sorsby was just 3-of-8 for eight yards and one interception in 2022. Sorsby, a Dallas native, was the 101st ranked QB in the 2022 recruiting class.

Sorsby will have a difficult task in his first career start against an Ohio State team with a ton of NFL talent that is looking to return to the College Football Playoff.

Although Sorsby is starting, it would not be surprising that Tayven Jackson also gets time on the field, as well.

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