One of many high out there quarterbacks within the switch portal is off the board. Former Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke dedicated to Wisconsin Tuesday, giving coach Luke Fickell expertise on the place heading right into a new-look Massive Ten subsequent fall. Van Dyke was the No. 12 quarterback out there within the switch portal based on 247Sports.
Van Dyke had a rollercoaster profession in South Florida. He began with a bang by profitable ACC Rookie of the 12 months throughout the 2021 marketing campaign. The low level got here this season when he was benched for freshman Emory Williams previous to the Nov. 11 loss to Florida State. Van Dyke was pressured to reenter in that recreation after Williams went down with an harm and he began the ultimate two video games of the season towards Louisville and Boston School.
Although Van Dyke threw for two,703 yards and 19 touchdowns, he additionally had a career-high 12 picks — greater than the earlier two years mixed. Van Dyke’s departure leaves the Hurricanes with two scholarship quarterbacks on the roster — Williams and redshirt freshman Jacurri Brown.
This is not the primary time Fickell has used the switch portal to seek out an skilled quarterback. Final offseason Wisconsin landed former SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai from the switch portal. The sixth-year senior began 9 video games for the 7-5 Badgers.
A contemporary begin
The writing was on the wall that Van Dyke wasn’t going to be the starter going into subsequent yr if he stayed at Miami. As soon as upon a time, Van Dyke was thought-about by many to be a future a first-round NFL Draft decide. One would assume a standout season with the Badgers may revive NFL curiosity.
The switch portal period has seen a number of quarterbacks thrive at new locations. All three of this yr’s Heisman Trophy finalists (Jayden Daniels, Michael Penix Jr. and Bo Nix) are examples of quarterbacks utilizing a contemporary begin at a brand new location to leap begin their careers. Can Van Dyke do the identical?
He raises Wisconsin’s ceiling
When Wisconsin employed away Fickell from Cincinnati, it signaled a shift in this system’s offensive philosophy. Wisconsin as soon as prided itself on its punishing floor recreation. Certainly one of Fickell’s first strikes was to herald former North Carolina offensive coordinator Phil Longo and set up a extra Air Raid-style assault. Van Dyke has by no means shied away from taking probabilities and pushing the ball down the sector. That gunslinger mentality may assist him achieve a extra pass-happy scheme.
Mordecai by no means actually labored out the way in which the Badgers hoped he would. He missed three video games with a wrist harm and the crew turned to redshirt freshman Braedyn Locke throughout his absence. Though Wisconsin completed in the midst of the pack in within the Massive Ten in passing offense (207 YPG), it is clear this system wanted an improve in that division forward of Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington becoming a member of the convention. Van Dyke is a low-risk, high-reward switch. If it really works out, he may elevate the Badgers offense to a degree the place the crew can contend within the Massive Ten. If it would not, they’ll flip again to Locke, who has already proven promise.
