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From SMUMustangs.com:
Mordecai Named AAC Offensive Player Of The Week
IRVING, Texas (The American/SMU) – Mustang quarterback Tanner Mordecai was named the first American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week this season, league officials announced Monday.
Mordecai set a school record and tied The American standard with seven passing TDs, including five in the first half, in the Mustangs' 56-9 season-opening win over ACU. The record-setting seven TD passes went to four different Mustangs, including Grant Calcaterra (2), Danny Gray (2), Nolan Matthews-Harris (2) and Rashee Rice. In addition to the career-high seven TD passes, Mordecai went a career-best 24-for-30 for 317 yards.
Mordecai was also named a CFPA Honorable Mention National Performer of the Week.
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