Tyler Van Dyke spent the previous three seasons as the first beginning quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes. But Van Dyke entered the NCAA’s switch portal in November.
The subsequent month, the 2021 ACC Rookie of the Year revealed his intentions to switch to Wisconsin. After a largely profitable six-year run at Cincinnati, Luke Fickell accepted the top teaching job in Madison in November 2022.
Although Fickell has but to formally identify Van Dyke the starter for the 2024 marketing campaign, he did categorical optimism in regards to the appreciable expertise the quarterback brings to the workforce.
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Tyler Van Dyke of the Miami Hurricanes appears to move towards the N.C. State Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium Nov. 4, 2023 in Raleigh, N.C. (Lance King/Getty Images)
“Well, clearly expertise,” Fickell stated throughout an look on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” when requested what he appreciated about Van Dyke.
“I like when guys — not simply expertise in what he is carried out at Miami — I really like a man that is had the ups and has had the downs. He’s been the starter for 2 years. He’s perhaps obtained benched of some type or he had some turmoil and did not play as a lot, after which he got here again in and performed. Those experiences, for me, are what I consider give him the most effective alternative to come back in right here and lead.”
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The Badgers have been lively within the switch portal since Fickell’s arrival, including a number of gamers of word to the roster, together with quarterback Tanner Mordecai final 12 months. He completed the 2023 season with 2,065 passing yards. Wisconsin completed final 12 months with a 7-5 file.
Wisconsin Badgers head coach Luke Fickell through the Guaranteed Rate Bowl sport towards the Oklahoma State Cowboys Dec. 27, 2022, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. (Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Images)
Quarterback Braedyn Locke will even return to Madison in 2024 and can proceed to compete for taking part in time.
Van Dyke had considerably of an up and down tenure at Miami, however he struggled through the 2022 season. He bounced again final 12 months, finishing a career-best 65.8% of his passes. He additionally threw for two,703 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Tyler Van Dyke of the Miami Hurricanes celebrates after a landing through the first quarter of a sport towards the Louisville Cardinals at Hard Rock Stadium Nov. 18, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
Fickell praised Van Dyke for the strides the quarterback has taken since he joined Wisconsin’s program.
“Since he is been right here … his capacity to coach. He’s a distinct wanting child from when he walked within the door. The approach he ran six, seven, eight months in the past to the best way he runs proper now’s utterly totally different. I do know you’d say, ‘He’s a quarterback. Why are you speaking about working?’ But the well being and the flexibility on your quarterback to maneuver round, take some hits and issues like that has rather a lot to do with how bodily robust is he and what can he do.”
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Wisconsin opens the 2024 season Aug. 30 when it hosts Western Michigan.
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