SMU opened the 2021 season with a 56-9 rout of Abilene Christian in convincing fashion. The biggest talking point of the night was certainly QB Tanner Mordecai’s 7 touchdowns in his first ever start in college. We knew Mordecai was talented but it’s certainly a surprise to see a SMU school record 7 touchdowns in his first game in Dallas. Mordecai finished going 24/30, 317 yards and 7 TD’s. As expected, SMU had a couple drives in the first half that stalled, though ultimately they obviously had no trouble scoring at all.
SMU TE Grant Calcaterra (another Oklahoma transfer) was the other breakout star tonight for the Mustangs catching 2 touchdowns on only 3 receptions.