Wisconsin Expected to Land Former SMU QB Tanner Mordecai, per Report

As faculty soccer’s bowl season and switch portal carousel proceed their vacation surge, Wisconsin has reportedly discovered a brand new quarterback.

The Badgers are anticipated to land SMU switch Tanner Mordecai, according to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. As soon as enrolled, Mordecai could be the second quarterback to switch to Wisconsin, following Oklahoma’s Nick Evers.

Mordecai, who additionally started his faculty profession at Oklahoma, has spent the final two seasons with the Mustangs. Over 24 video games, he’s thrown for 7,152 yards and 72 landing passes. He was a second-team All-AAC choice in 2021, and was named a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award this season.

Wisconsin may have a new-look offense in 2023 following the rent of head coach Luke Fickell from Cincinnati and offensive coordinator Phil Longo from North Carolina. With the Tar Heels, Longo has engineered extremely productive offenses with dynamic quarterbacks Sam Howell and Drake Maye.

Wisconsin struggled to discover a rhythm offensively this season, notably by way of the air. The Badgers ranked 76th in scoring offense (26.3 factors per recreation) within the FBS and one hundred and fifteenth in passing yards per recreation (183.8).