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Wisconsin is hosting a top-ranked transfer quarterback this weekend

Wisconsin is hosting a top-ranked transfer quarterback this weekend

Wisconsin is right in the mix for many of the top quarterbacks in the transfer portal. With Tanner Mordecai on the way out, the Badgers have already been linked to former Toledo QB DeQuan Finn and former Washington State QB Cam Ward.

Now we can add another name to that list. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported this morning the Badgers are hosting former Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke this weekend.

Van Dyke was a four-star recruit coming out of high school, started 28 games at Miami and has career tallies of 7,469 yards and 54 touchdowns. He is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 11 available quarterback in the portal, behind Finn at No. 7 and Ward at No. 3.

Wisconsin’s quarterback room has youngsters Nick Evers and Braedyn Locke. Luke Fickell’s plan to find a veteran presence has been clear since the offseason began.

Miami to make quarterback change, start true freshman Emory Williams against FSU

After five interceptions and no touchdowns for Tyler Van Dyke the past two games, Emory Williams gets the ball against FSU.

The Miami Hurricanes will make a quarterback change on Saturday with true freshman Emory Williams slated to start against Florida State instead of veteran Tyler Van Dyke.

Williams, a true freshman, started against Clemson and led the Hurricanes to an overtime win over the Tigers three weeks ago. The true freshman completed 24 of his 33 attempts against Clemson for 151 yards with one touchdown and one interception. ESPN gave him a QBR of 82.3 for his efforts.

Van Dyke started the season strong with 11 passing touchdowns and a single interception in his first four games, completing 74.7% of his passes for 10.5 yards per attempt. He shined in an early upset over Texas A&M with 374 yards and five touchdowns.

He’s struggled in his last four games, however. The Miami quarterback has lost three of his last four starts, the only exception being an overtime victory over Virginia, with five touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

In the two games since Van Dyke took back over after the Clemson win, he has completed 60.3 % of his passes for 4.9 yards per attempt, no touchdowns, and five interceptions

The Hurricanes kick off against the Seminoles at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke dealing with a leg injury ahead of matchup against Clemson

Miami’s quarterback is dealing with a leg injury ahead of a huge Week 8 matchup against Clemson.

Reports from Susan Miller Degnan, a Miami football beat writer for The Miami Herald, have revealed that Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke is dealing with a right leg injury and was spotted on campus Monday with his right leg wrapped in an ace bandage all the way up to above his knee.

This is major news for the ACC as the Hurricanes have one of their biggest games of the season in Week 8 against Dabo Swinney and the Tigers. Van Dyke has been great this year for Miami, completing 70.5 percent of his passes for 1,721 yards and 16 touchdowns with six interceptions. 

When asked about the injury, Miami head coach Mario Cristobal had this to say: 

“I don’t talk about injuries,” Cristobal said. “I just told one of our guys that he’s ready to go. So, you have to write what you have to write and the next question.”

Clemson will face Miami this Saturday, Oct. 21, with kick-off at 8 p.m. ET on ACC Network.

Tyler Van Dyke has perfect opportunity to bounce back in upcoming matchup against UNC

Miami QB Tyler Van Dyke has perfect opportunity to bounce back in upcoming matchup against UNC

Saturday’s game between Miami and Georgia Tech was uncharacteristic not only for Hurricanes quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, but for the team all around against what was deemed to be one their easiest games on the schedule.

Instead, Mario Cristobal’s team suffered its first loss of the season as Georgia Tech pulled a 23-20 road upset and Van Dyke tossed 3 interceptions to just 1 touchdown pass.

With an off performance like this from Van Dyke, some questioned if there were concerns surrounding his injury status, which Cristobal said after the game was not an issue.

Van Dyke viewed his issues as coming down to decision-making in his own right.

“I mean, from my viewpoint, I can’t put us in those situations,” Van Dyke said in his postgame press conference. “Three interceptions, you know, giving them those close fields and them able to capitalize on it. I mean, I put us in the situation. I got to be better. I can’t force the ball, make dumb decisions. I just got to be better.”

Some of that had to do with the Georgia Tech defense and some of the different looks they were giving.

“I mean, yeah, they had a new defensive coordinator, maybe a few looks different,” Van Dyke said. “I mean, it’s football, so one-high, two-high, zone, man, like it’s not too complicated. Just can’t force it into tight coverage and, you know, got to go watch the film and get better.”

Up until this point, Van Dyke had been playing himself into the early-round conversation, living up once again to the hype that surrounded him around when he initially took the field for Miami in the place of D’Eriq King.

In the first 4 games of the season, Van Dyke was good for 74 of his 99 passing attempts (74.7%), throwing for 1,042 yards with 11 touchdowns and just 1 interception back in Week 1.

By Week 3 of the season, he was PFF’s highest-graded quarterback in the NCAA with a 94.2 overall grade.

That put him ahead of Michael Penix Jr. (Washington, 94.1), Shedeur Sanders (Colorado, 92.5), Conner Weigman (Texas A&M, 92.4), Caleb Williams (USC, 91.3), Riley Leonard (Duke, 91.2), JJ McCarthy (Michigan, 91.o) and Drew Allar (Penn State, 90.8).

The good news for Van Dyke is that he has the ability to prove this was a mere fluke with No. 12 UNC up next on the schedule. A quality performance on this stage would all but erase the woes of last Saturday, especially in a direct matchup with Tar Heels quarterback Drake Maye, deemed by nearly every analyst in the country to be the second-best quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft.

The Hurricanes and the Tar Heels are set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday in Chapel Hill.

Miami lingering in FSU’s rearview mirror, per FPI

The Seminoles have a 50.8% chance to win the ACC, according to FPI, but they’re only 5 spots above Miami in the model’s rankings.

Through four games, Florida State has passed each test on its schedule. They took care of LSU by multiple scores on a neutral site, and they beat Clemson in Death Valley for the first time since 2013.

Seminole fans surely hope that’s not the last time they hear the phrase “for the first time since 2013” this season, but just because they vanquished Dabo Swinney doesn’t mean they should start engraving their names on the ACC trophy. At least, ESPN FPI doesn’t think so.

The Seminoles have finally climbed above a 50% chance to win the conference this week, but the models have the Seminoles as the 10th-best team in the country. Their in-state rivalry, the Miami Hurricanes, remain undefeated and sit just 15th, maybe more of a threat than FSU fans anticipate.

Here’s how ESPN’s models have the ACC after Week 5.

Team Record Conference Record FPI (National Rank) Win Conference % Make Playoff %
Florida State Seminoles 4-0 2-0 19.9 (10th) 50.8% 27.5%
Miami Hurricanes 4-0 0-0 16.7 (15th) 18.2% 9.4%
Clemson Tigers 3-2 1-2 16.1 (17th) 2.0% 0.2%
North Carolina Tar Heels 4-0 1-0 12.8 (21st) 8.9% 2.7%
Syracuse Orange 4-1 0-1 12.0 (22nd) 2.6% 0.4%
Duke Blue Devils 4-1 1-0 11.4 (23rd) 7.1% 0.6%
Louisville Cardinals 5-0 3-0 10.3 (27th) 10.1% 0.7%
North Carolina State Wolfpack 3-2 1-1 2.2 (52nd) 0.1% —
Pittsburgh Panthers 1-4 0-2 0.9 (58th) — —
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2-3 1-1 -0.7 (67th) — —
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 3-1 0-1 -0.9 (70th) — —
Virginia Tech Hokies 2-3 1-0 -1.6 (71st) 0.1% —
Boston College Eagles 2-3 1-2 -6.6 (94th) — —
Virginia Cavaliers 0-5 0-2 -7.2 (97th) — —

Don’t look now, but Tyler Van Dyke might finally be playing like a first-round pick

A year after he was supposed to step forward as an elite college quarterback, Tyler Van Dyke is second in the nation in QBR.

Before the 2022 season, Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke appeared on every NFL Draft Big Board.

The sophomore quarterback had thrown 25 touchdowns and just six interceptions in 2021, his first season as a starter, and he’d earned one of the 20 best PFF grades in the country. He’d completed 62.3% of his passes, averaged 9.0 yards per attempt, and posted five QBRs higher than 85 in nine starts. He went 6-3 as a starter, with his largest loss just by three points, and at 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, he seemed to be everything an NFL team could hope for.

PFF’s Anthony Treash called Van Dyke one of the 10 best returning starters in the country. ESPN’s Matt Miller predicted the Miami quarterback would be a top-10 draft pick, and his colleague Mel Kiper Jr. had him as high as 12th on his Big Board.

When the 2022 season finally arrived, however, Van Dyke didn’t take the leap many expected. In fact, he seemed to take a major step back. In seven full games, he threw just 10 touchdowns and four interceptions. He didn’t earn a QBR above 72.5, and his PFF passing grade dropped from 73.9 to 67.7. He cratered in an upset loss to Middle Tennessee when he threw interceptions on his first two passes before being benched midway through the third quarter.

Van Dyke plummeted completely off draft boards, his name not even whispered as a dark horse as the 2023 season began. It seemed he’d blown his shot to impress NFL scouts. But the Miami quarterback, it seems, has yet to hear a bell.

Through four games in 2023, the now-junior has already surpassed his 2022 touchdown total with 11 scores. His completion percentage has jumped from the low 60s to 74.7%, and he’s averaging a career-high 10.5 yards per attempt. Everything seemed to click in a Week 2 upset over Texas A&M when he completed 21 of 30 passes for 374 yards and five touchdowns. He hasn’t been given a QBR below 93.8 since.

The intangibles scouts saw after 2021 are still there, and now Van Dyke is second in the country in QBR (91.5) and PFF passing grade (93.9).

The Miami quarterback has yet to reach the heights he soared to on big boards, and he honestly may never again. He’s still 150th on PFF’s Big Board, their 17th-highest quarterback, which is close to his place on most national rankings. But with games against North Carolina and Clemson on the horizon, the Hurricanes’ signal-caller has some chances to flash.

Florida State’s biggest ACC threat? Miami, according to ESPN FPI

ESPN FPI gives the Florida State Seminoles nearly a 50% chance to win the ACC, but their biggest threat comes from an in-state rival

With the Clemson Tigers winless in their first two conference games, there will be a new ACC champion for just the second time since 2014.

Florida State, who marched into Death Valley last week and left with a comeback victory in overtime, has the inside track at the playoffs after wins over the Tigers and No. 12 LSU. On the stat sheet, the favoritism is deserved, The tough opening schedule gives them the second-best strength of record in the country. But ESPN’s FPI says the Seminoles still have less than a 50% chance to win the conference crown, a good reminder of how young the college football season still is.

Consensus opinions seem to point toward North Carolina, led by quarterback phenom Drake Maye, as the ones who can squash the Seminoles. If Duke can put a second feather in their cap against Notre Dame on Saturday, the Blue Devils will surely fly up the board. And ESPN’s models seem to think Syracuse shouldn’t be taken lightly. But the biggest threat comes from farther south, a 4-0 ACC team not making much national news now.

The Miami Hurricanes sit inside the top four in the conference in scoring offense, rushing offense, passing offense, scoring defense, and rushing defense. Quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, a year removed from first-round buzz, has the second-highest QBR in the country.

After this week against Georgia Tech, Miami plays the Tarheels and Clemson back-to-back. If they sweep those, the Nov. 11 game against Florida State could be for ACC supremacy.

Here’s how ESPN breaks down the percentages:

Team W-L Conf. W-L FPI (Rank) Win Conference % Make Playoff %
Florida State 4-0 2-0 19.9 (10) 48.2% 30.4%
Miami Hurricanes 4-0 0-0 16.9 (15) 18.3% 11.3%
North Carolina Tar Heels 4-0 1-0 13.5 (19) 10.2% 4.3%
Louisville Cardinals 4-0 2-0 11.6 (23) 9.9% 1.9%
Syracuse Orange 4-0 0-0 13.4 (20) 7.7% 3.4%
Duke Blue Devils 4-0 1-0 10.8 (28) 4.7% 1.4%
Clemson Tigers 2-2 0-2 14.1 (17) 0.7% 0.0%
NC State Wolfpack 3-1 1-0 2.5 (53) 0.3% 0.0%

Van Dyke starting to lift and separate in ACC QBR race

Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke is quietly putting together the best season in one of the deepest quarterback conferences, per ESPN QBR.

Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke was getting first-round hype from prominent names like Mel Kiper, Jr. just twelve months ago. After a relatively benign 2022 season, with 10 passing touchdowns and five interceptions in seven full games, his name plummeted down boards behind rising ACC stars like Drake Maye and Jordan Travis.

In the first four games of 2023, Van Dyke has already surpassed his 2022 touchdown total with 11, he’s completing 74.7% of his passes for 10.5 yards per attempt, and he hasn’t thrown. an interception since Week 1. The Hurricanes boast one of the best offenses in the nation, within the top 10 in both total offense and scoring offense.

Can anyone catch Van Dyke as the conference’s top passer? Here’s how the ACC starters stack up, according to QBR.

Quarterback Team QBR Last Week’s QBR (Rank)
Tyler Van Dyke Miami 91.5 89.6 (1st)
Drake Maye North Carolina 87.3 83.7 (5th)
Jordan Travis Florida State 86.5 87.9 (2nd)
Garrett Shrader Syracuse 82.3 84.0 (4th)
Riley Leonard Duke 80.1 87.6 (3rd)
Jack Plummer Louisville 78.6 72.6 (7th)
Haynes King Georgia Tech 73.2 74.5 (6th)
Anthony Colandrea Virginia 69.8 61.5 (8th)
Thomas Castellanos Boston College 53.7 52.1 (9th)
Brennan Armstrong NC State 51.8 51.4 (10th)
Cade Klubnik Clemson 46.8 43.4 (12th)
Kyron Drones Virginia Tech 46.4 51.0 (11th)
Phil Jurkovec Pittsburgh 41.5 29.1 (14th)
Mitch Griffis Wake Forest 33.4 41.1 (13th)

Van Dyke, Travis pace ACC in QBR through Week 2

The Miami quarterback holds a narrow lead over Florida State’s Heisman hopeful with Week 3 on the horizon.

The ACC has produced some of the best quarterbacks in recent history. Clemson obviously stands out, with first-round picks Trevor Lawrence and Deshaun Watson, but North Carolina‘s Mitchell Trubisky and Duke’s Daniel Jones also got drafted in the first six picks. Who’s ready to follow in their footsteps?

UNC’s Drake Maye is a favorite to be among the first few selections in the 2024 NFL Draft. Florida State’s Jordan Travis is on the short list of Heisman favorites through two weeks. But have they been the conference’s best quarterbacks through the first two weeks?

Here’s our first recap of the conference’s leaders in QBR.

College football’s top performers in the ACC during Week 2

Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke powered the Hurricanes to a ranked victory with five passing touchdowns to highlight Week 2 in the ACC.

The Atlantic Coast Conference offered a litany of interesting questions after some Week 1 statement victories. Are the Florida State Seminoles serious playoff contenders? Is Duke for real? What’s wrong with Clemson?

Well, all three of those teams responded to those whispers with blowout victories, the smallest margin of which was 35 points. North Carolina held off Appalachian State in overtime in a shootout with 74 combined points.

None of those romps were the most impressive game in the conference, however, as the Miami Hurricanes knocked off then-No. 23 Texas A&M 48-33 to toss their hat in the ring.

Here are the conference’s top stars from Week 2.