Tanner Mordecai transferred from Oklahoma to SMU because he believed he had the ability to be a starting quarterback. Now the Waco native will have his chance. Mordecai will be the starting quarterback for SMU's season opener on Saturday against Abilene Christian, a source told The Dallas Morning News on Sunday.

Did Tanner Mordecai enter the transfer portal?

Oklahoma quarterback Tanner Mordecai entered the transfer portal, he announced via social media on Sunday. Mordecai, a third-year sophomore from Waco, TX, redshirted behind Kyler Murray in 2018 and served as backup to Jalen Hurts in 2019 and to Spencer Rattler in 2020.

Where is Tanner Mordecai transferring?

With Rattler back for Lincoln Riley's Sooners in 2021, Mordecai transferred to SMU, where he is reunited with former Sooners tight end Grant Calcaterra, who retired from football at OU because of concussions, then transferred to Auburn, then SMU.