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OU football: Sooners backup QB Tanner Mordecai enters transfer portal

Backup QB Mordecai enters transfer portal

OU backup quarterback Tanner Mordecai announced Sunday that he was entering the transfer portal.

“Forever grateful for my time here,” Mordecai posted on Twitter. “I have now entered the transfer portal. Excited to see what God has in store for me.”

The move wasn’t entirely surprising, given Spencer Rattler’s performance this season and the addition of another five-star quarterback, Caleb Williams, in the 2021 class.

“He’s been a really good member of this football team,” Sooners coach Lincoln Riley said of Mordecai. “I think he’s looking for the opportunity to go in and be a starter somewhere.