Report: Wisconsin QB Tyler Van Dyke Out for Season After Knee Injury vs. Alabama
September 16, 2024
Tyler Van Dyke's 2024 season has reportedly come to an end.
ESPN's Pete Thamel confirmed initial reports from Colton Bartholemew of the Wisconsin State Journal that the Wisconsin Badgers quarterback had suffered a "full ACL tear in his right knee" and would miss the remainder of the 2024 season.
Pete Thamel @PeteThamelCan confirm the <a href="https://twitter.com/madisondotcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@madisondotcom</a> 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.
The injury occurred in the Badgers' 42-10 loss to Alabama in Week 3. Wisconsin will now enter Big 10 play with a new quarterback under center.
Van Dyke suffered the injury during the Badgers' first drive while scrambling out of bounds. He finished the day 5-of-5 for 16 yards.
Van Dyke was in his first season with the Badgers after four seasons with the Miami Hurricanes. He threw for 7,469 yards with 55 touchdowns and 23 interceptions during his time in Coral Gables and hoped to bring stability to the Wisconsin quarterback room.
He had thrown for 422 yards and a touchdown during his brief stint with the Badgers. He entered the 2024 season with one season of eligibility remaining and will hope for a medical redshirt to allow him to play in 2025.
He was replaced by Braedyn Locke, who went 13-of-26 for 125 yards and a touchdown in the loss to the Crimson Tide. The 20-year-old is likely to take over as the Wisconsin starter and did see some action for the team in 2023.
Locke will look to relay that into some success for a Badgers team that hopes to contend within a strong Big 10 conference.
