Tyler Van Dyke explains his desire to make an impact on others at Manning Passing Academy

Miami Hurricanes quarterback Tyler Van Dyke was one of several college quarterbacks to attend this year’s Manning Passing Academy, which was held at Nicholls State University. But Van Dyke’s attendance at this year’s Academy wasn’t just for the betterment of himself. According to the Hurricanes signal caller, he was also there to help make an impact on the younger players aspiring to be quarterbacks at the college level; something that he would have liked to have had when he was growing up.

“Yeah, just make an impact on them. I know growing up, I’ve always wanted to be coached by a college or NFL-type quarterback. And just give it my all out there for them and leave them with some good advice and some good learning tools,” said Van Dyke.

Van Dyke and Miami are looking to have a huge bounce back season in 2023 after injuries derailed their 2022 campaign. The Hurricanes quarterback played in just nine games last season, passing for 1835 yards, 10 touchdowns, five interceptions, and completing 63.2 percent of his passing attempts. The Hurricanes starting quarterback still has a few areas of his game he needs to polish off in order to be viewed as a likely first round pick, as he was entering into the 2022 season. But at the Manning Passing Academy, he’s focused on more than just elevating his own game. He is also helping to expand the play of the individuals trying to make it to the level that he is at and beyond.

Tyler Van Dyke must prove himself in 2023

Van Dyke came into the 2022 season with huge expectations that he failed to live up to. In 2023, he’ll get a shot to live up to those expectations again. However, as On3’s JD PicKell explained, this won’t be easy to do.

“I saw what Tyler Van Dyke did in ’21, I saw what happened in ’22. And I said I don’t believe Tyler Van Dyke is the problem. Mario Cristobal came on this very show and if we’re trying to translate the coach speak? He kind of said the same thing. He said last year’s system wasn’t a fit. Nobody’s fault but it wasn’t a fit,” PicKell said.

“Tyler Van Dyke’s still there and a lot of things around him have changed. In fact, just about everything around him has changed. New pieces on the offensive line, new offensive coordinator in Shannon Dawson. The point I’m trying to make is with Tyler Van Dyke? When everything else around you changes with the assumption that you’re not the problem? If we’re going to miss a bowl game again? Or maybe we don’t achieve the level of success we want to for a second year in a row? At what point do we say we changed everything else around you? Maybe it is on Tyler Van Dyke, maybe Tyler Van Dyke actually is the issue.”