Wisconsin quarterback Tyler Van Dyke enters the NCAA transfer portal after one season in Madison. He has one season of eligibility remaining, although he may not be available at the start of the 2025 season as he recovers from a torn ACL.
Van Dyke suffered the knee injury during the first series of the Badgers’ 42-10 loss to Alabama in Week 3. While trying to get out of bounds, he planted his right leg and appeared to injure his knee before being hit by a defensive player.
Before his injury, Van Dyke completed 63% of his passes for 422 yards in three starts.
In 35 games over five college seasons, Van Dyke threw for 7,891 yards, 55 touchdowns and 23 interceptions, completing 63% of his passes. He played the first four seasons of his career at Miami, redshirting as a freshman.
Van Dyke put up his best numbers during his first full season in 2021, throwing for 2,931 yards and 25 TDs under offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee, now SMU’s head coach. That performance earned him ACC Rookie of the Year honors. After being benched during his junior season (when he threw 12 interceptions), Van Dyke entered the transfer portal for the first time.
“From what he’s told me, he wants to continue playing college football,” Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell said (via BadgersWire) before Van Dyke made the decision to transfer. “It is a difficult situation for him and for all of us because there are many unknowns about his injury and how long his recovery will take.”
Wisconsin finished 5-7 overall and 3-6 in the Big Ten. The Badgers return quarterback Braedyn Locke, who played in 11 games after Van Dyke was sidelined. He threw for 1,936 yards with 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, while completing 55% of his passes.
Behind him, however, Wisconsin has no experience with redshirt freshmen. Mabrey Mettauer and incoming freshmen Carter Smith and Landyn Locke.