Wisconsin quarterback Tyler Van Dyke will miss the remainder of the 2024 season with a significant knee injury, per multiple reports.
BadgerExtra’s Colten Bartholomew was first on the news that Van Dyke suffered a torn ACL in his right leg. ESPN’s Pete Thamel and others have since confirmed the report.
This news arrives two days after Wisconsin fell 42-10 to No. 4 Alabama at Camp Randall Stadium. Van Dyke, three games into his first year as a Badger, suffered the injury while being tackled to the turf on a third down sequence during UW’s opening offensive drive.
Shortly thereafter, Van Dyke departed to the locker room and returned to the field equipped with crutches and a brace.
Wisconsin will now turn to redshirt sophomore quarterback Braedyn Locke for the rest of the 2024 campaign. Locke played the remainder of Saturday’s contest against Alabama after Van Dyke’s injury, completing 13 of 26 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown.
Can confirm the @madisondotcom report that Wisconsin quarterback Tyler Van Dyke will miss the rest of the season. Sources tell ESPN that the injury is a full ACL tear in his right knee, and the timeline for recovery isn’t clear yet.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 16, 2024
Van Dyke transferred to Wisconsin from Miami following the 2023 campaign. He previously won 2021 ACC Rookie of the Year as a redshirt freshman with the Hurricanes. Many hoped his transition to Phil Longo’s Wisconsin offense would return the veteran to that top-end form. Unfortunately for everybody involved, that will not come to fruition this season.
Wisconsin now moves into its bye week needing to prepare Locke for the full-time job. His first full game of action this season will come on Sept. 28 at No. 11 USC,