Van Dyke wins Wisconsin QB job after transfer

Aug 14, 2024, 02:14 PM ET MADISON, Wis.– Tyler Van Dyke was called Wisconsin’s beginning quarterback on Wednesday.Van Dyke, a Miami transfer, had been taking on Braedyn Locke, who began three games last season in place of the injured Tanner Mordecai. Offending organizer Phil Longo revealed after Wisconsin’s morning practice that Van Dyke had won the job.Wisconsin opens its season by hosting Western Michigan on Aug.

30, a Friday night game. The Badgers, who went 7-6 last year in their first season under Luke Fickell, are outside the preseason AP Top 25 for the very first time because 2016. Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Van Dyke was the Atlantic Coast Conference Novice of the Year in 2021 however struggled with injuries

and inconsistency throughout his next 2 seasons at Miami. He lost his starting area to Emory Williams before regaining it once Williams suffered a season-ending arm injury.He finished 63.7%of his passes for 7,469 yards with 54 goals and 23 interceptions in three years with the Hurricanes. Last season, he completed 65.8%of

his efforts for 2,703 yards with 19 goals and 12 interceptions.Longo enhanced Locke’s progress on Wednesday and said the gap in between Wisconsin’s top 2 quarterbacks was narrower than in 2015, when Mordecai was the clear No. 1.

“As Fick states, we type of see it as a 1A and a 1B kind of situation right now as opposed to a 1 and a 2,” Longo said.”That’s how well Braedyn has done here in camp. But since right now, Tyler Van Dyke is our starter.”