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Cincinnati's Brendan Sorsby Poses Problem for Arizona's Fragile QB Run Defense

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Brennan Sorsby will be the latest to test the Arizona defense and their struggles in stopping running quarterbacks. Arizona has trouble containing running QBs goes back to at least last season. Arizona has improved significantly under new defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales in 2025, but is still susceptible to running QBs.

Opposing QBs have 108 carries for 392 yards and eight touchdowns against Arizona in 2025. Those numbers also include 17 Arizona sacks for 104 yards. With sacks taken out, opposing QBs have 91 carries for 506 yards and eight TDs against Arizona.

Sorsby is second in the Big XII among QBs with 453 rushing yards and eight TDs on the ground on 73 carries.