Cincinnati coach expects more NFL team inquiries on former quarterback

The University of Cincinnati coach said he has already received questions from NFL teams about his former quarterback and expects more inquiries now that the player has applied for the supplemental draft. "There certainly have been scouts and GMs that have reached out just asking questions and more on a personal level, probably more than the football level, with their interest knowing that potentially something like this could happen," the coach said Tuesday.

" Every NFL team had already asked about the player earlier in the year when it appeared he might enter the April draft.

Player's college statistics The player passed for 2,800 yards and 27 touchdowns with five interceptions last season while rushing for 580 yards and nine touchdowns. In 2024, he completed 64 percent of his passes for 2,813 yards and 18 touchdowns with seven interceptions and rushed for 447 yards and nine touchdowns.

The Bearcats started 7-1 before losing their final four regular-season games. The player did not appear in the team's 35-13 loss to Navy in the Liberty Bowl.

Eligibility developments The player had been ruled ineligible by the NCAA after it found he placed more than 9,000 bets totaling at least $90,000 on professional and college sports over four years. A Texas judge granted a temporary injunction June 8 that appeared to clear a path for him to play in 2026, but a board chairman later stated the player would not be part of the team this fall.

A Cleveland coach said his team is not interested in pursuing the player, citing the situation created by the betting activity and calling it a difficult path regardless of talent.