Wisconsin starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke earned 2024 Golden Arm Award watch list recognition on Wednesday.
The award, which is presented to the nation’s top college quarterback each season, includes 63 nominees across the country from all 10 FBS conferences and independents.
Van Dyke joins several Badgers who have earned preseason award recognition, including wide receiver Will Pauling, safety Hunter Wohler, cornerback Ricardo Hallman, offensive lineman Jake Renfro, long snapper Cayson Pfeiffer, kicker Nathanial Vakos.
Notable former winners of the Golden Arm Award include Jayden Daniels (2023), Kenny Pickett (2021), Mac Jones (2020), Joe Burrow (2019) and Deshaun Watson (2016).
The news of Van Dyke’s spot on the list arrives the same day offensive coordinator Phil Longo named the former Miami Hurricane the Badgers’ starting QB entering the season.
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— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) August 14, 2024
Van Dyke earned the job over redshirt sophomore Braedyn Locke, who will likely become Wisconsin’s starter in both 2025 and 2026.
Van Dyke started for three seasons at Miami before transferring to UW. He finished his 2021 campaign as the ACC’s Rookie of the Year.