From Sooner to SMU, Mordecai starts with record 37 TD passes

FILE - SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai throws a pass against Navy during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Annapolis, Md. Mordecai has already set a single-season SMU record with 37 touchdown passes after finally getting his opportunity to be a starting quarterback, which is no surprise to his former teammate at Oklahoma that he recruited to join him on the Hilltop. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

FILE - SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai (8) and tight end Grant Calcaterra (88) jog onto the field during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Tulane in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Mordecai has already set a single-season SMU record with 37 touchdown passes after finally getting his opportunity to be a starting quarterback, which is no surprise to his former teammate at Oklahoma that he recruited to join him on the Hilltop. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)

FILE - SMU tight end Grant Calcaterra (88) makes a catch in front of Tulane defensive back Rudy Dyson (17) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Tanner Mordecai has already set a single-season SMU record with 37 touchdown passes after finally getting his opportunity to be a starting quarterback, which is no surprise to his former teammate at Oklahoma that he recruited to join him on the Hilltop.(AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)