Former Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke announced on X on Tuesday that he’s committing to Wisconsin.

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Van Dyke entered the transfer portal after the regular season. He spent the past four seasons with the Hurricanes.

The Glastonbury, Connecticut, native accumulated 7,469 passing yards and 54 touchdowns to 23 interceptions in 32 games at Miami.

READ: LSU’s Jayden Daniels headlines AP All-America teams

Van Dyke threw for 2,703 yards and 19 touchdowns this season. He set a career-high 65.8% completion.

Van Dyke had a career year in 2021. He threw for 2,931 yards and 25 touchdowns, both career-highs, on his way to 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year.

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On Tuesday, the Selection Committee released its fifth version of the rankings, with No. 3 Washington and No. 4 Florida State moving up one spot each and No. 6 Ohio State falling three places. 

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Sunday will be the day that the Playoff field will be set and unveiled, with the semifinal games taking place at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles and Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. 

Here are several players and notes to keep a tab on in this week’s Big Board.   

Conference championship week will reveal true contenders 

Up until this point in the season, an array of teams had their hats involved in the mix to compete for berths in their respective conferences’ championship games. 

The field is set. 

On Friday, No. 5 Oregon and No. 3 Washington will face off one more time for supremacy in the Pac-12 Conference. 

Then, on Saturday, No. 18 Oklahoma State and No. 7 Texas will kick off the day in the Big 12 Championship. 

The Southeastern Conference title will be on the line between No. 1 Georgia and No. 8 Alabama. 

No. 2 Michigan will look to make it three-straight Big Ten Championship victories and play No. 16 Iowa on Saturday night. 

No. 4 Florida State is back in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship game for the first time since 2014, and the Seminoles will compete against No. 14 Louisville. 

Teams such as Texas and Alabama are hoping for extra movement at the top of the CFP rankings to help their chances of getting in the Playoff. 

Others, such as Washington and Oregon, are playing for their Playoff lives. Winner goes on, loser goes home. 

How does Ohio State’s third-straight loss to Michigan affect the program? 

The Buckeyes have been on the losing side of “The Game” against Michigan for three years in a row. 

READ: Washington rises to No. 3, Buckeyes fall to No. 6 in 5th CFP rankings

That’s not the standard that Ohio State or head coach Ryan Day wants. Day has clearly stated the three goals he wants to achieve each season: beat Michigan, win the Big Ten Championship and win the national championship. 

Ohio State hasn’t checked any of those three boxes in several seasons. A third-straight loss to the Wolverines will serve as a greater awakening point for the program, though the first two also served as such. 

Day will have some adjustments he will need to make. He also must make sure his seat is safe as there will certainly be speculation whether he will remain Ohio State’s head coach entering the offseason. 

Whether Day is the Buckeyes’ head coach next season will be something that remains to be seen. Ohio State brought in Jim Knowles to serve as defensive coordinator after the first Michigan loss, and the Buckeyes named Brian Hartline offensive coordinator prior to this season. 

Ohio State must address the areas it needs in order to top Michigan once again, and Day will be at the forefront of discussions. 

Transfer portal season is heating up 

The first day that the transfer portal will open is Monday, and an influx of players are expected to enter this cycle as is the case every year. 

READ: Quotables: Week 13

The portal will already have entrants in the form of two Power 5 quarterbacks. 

Kansas State quarterback Will Howard announced Monday that he will enter the portal. Howard has spent the past four seasons with the Wildcats, and this year he has 2,190 passing yards and 21 touchdowns which are both career highs. 

Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke also announced Monday his intentions to enter the transfer portal. Van Dyke has 2,703 passing yards this season along with 19 touchdowns, which are both fifth-best in the ACC. 

The portal will open Monday and stay open until Jan. 2, 2024. It also coincides with the early signing period and National Signing Day which will take place on Dec. 20. 

Get ready for lots of roster movement. 

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None bigger than a pair of top-10 matchups taking place around the college football world than No. 3 Michigan-No. 10 Penn State and No. 9 Ole Miss-No. 2 Georgia. 

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Those games will be previewed later. There are also eight ranked programs playing on the road this week including No. 7 Texas and No. 8 Alabama. 

Here are several games to watch this week. 

Miami at No. 4 Florida State 

A battle for the state of Florida will take place on Saturday. 

The No. 4 Seminoles will put their 15-game winning streak on the line against Miami, which is looking to get back in the win column after a loss at NC State. 

The rivalry game between the Seminoles and Hurricanes is set for 3:30 p.m. on ABC, and quarterbacks Jordan Travis of Florida State and Miami’s Tyler Van Dyke will square off. Both teams are top-five in the Atlantic Coast Conference in total offense putting up more than 437 yards per game. 

READ: Top-four unchanged, Ole Miss rises to No. 9 in second CFP rankings

Florida State head coach Mike Norvell said his team looks forward to playing Miami every season, and it’s a game that is talked about with the likes of any game on the biggest stage. 

“There’s only two games that I talk about before the season and I talked about them before our offseason because every day matters when it comes to that,” Norvell said. “If that’s not important to you then you’re not going to play in this game because you will get exposed. This game takes everything that you have. I’m grateful that I get the chance to coach in this game, I mean, it’s special and you respect the past, you respect every game that has been played before, you respect the people that have played in this game and I mean because these guys have to give it all and because if not, you can take all records, all things that have happened before, it won’t matter. But you prepare for this one every single day.” 

No. 3 Michigan at No. 10 Penn State 

There is a chance for a three-way tie in the Big Ten East Division. 

If Penn State can upend Michigan at home on Saturday and if the Buckeyes were to lose to Michigan on Nov. 25, then all three of Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State would be in a tie atop the division. 

First, though, the Wolverines must take on the Nittany Lions. 

This will be a matchup between the top two total defenses in the country. Michigan leads by allowing 231.4 yards per game while the Nittany Lions are close behind at 234.2. 

Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy will look to vault himself higher into the Heisman Trophy conversation, while Penn State’s Drew Allar will get an extended look against the Wolverines defense. 

Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh said Allar, who is fourth in the Big Ten with 1,895 passing yards, will present a challenge to Michigan. 

“He’s been good. You can see all the improvement,” Harbaugh said. “Just prototypical guy, tall, smart, got great stature in the pocket, very athletic, strong. He’s hard to get down on the ground. Courage, stands in there and throws it now. He’s an excellent quarterback.” 

No. 9 Ole Miss at No. 2 Georgia 

The second top-10 showdown of the week is set to be a good one in SEC country. 

The No. 2 Bulldogs will welcome their third ranked opponent of the season in No. 9 Ole Miss, which is riding a five-game winning streak. 

While the top-10 matchup in the Big Ten will be a battle among defenses, this SEC matchup will be one for the offenses. 

READ: Big Board: Week 11

Georgia has the No. 2 offense in the SEC with an average of 493 yards per game, while the Rebels are right behind at 478.89 yards. 

The quarterback battle will be between Georgia’s Carson Beck, who is in his first season as starter, and Ole Miss’s Jaxson Dart, who is in his second year with the program after transferring from USC. 

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has scouted what Dart has done this season, as the Kaysville, Utah, native is third in the SEC with a 168.87 quarterback rating. Smart said Dart encapsulates what Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss look for in quarterbacks. 

“I think Lane’s quarterbacks take home a personality from him, and they have a lot of moxie,” Smart said. “They have a lot of talent. They play really hard. They play with reckless abandon for their body, and he runs like a running back. He’s taking some hits this year and shown his toughness so he’s not going to shy away from contact and toughness, and he’s the extra element of run that gives them a competitive advantage over a lot of teams you play because they have great backs, but he runs the ball like a back and he throws the ball really well too, which that’s what makes them really hard to defend when you got a guy that can make all the throws but can also take off and run, and he’s proven the ability to do that.” 

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No. 4 Texas went to Tuscaloosa on Sunday night and emerged victorious over No. 11 Alabama, which ranked No. 3 at the time. Quinn Ewers outdueled Jalen Milroe and threw 349 yards along with three touchdowns. 

Utah State is the team that scored the most points this week. The Aggies scored 78 points against Idaho State although LSU and Toledo were not far behind scoring 72 and 71 points respectively. 

Michael Penix Jr. is this week’s leading passer. Penix threw for 409 yards during No. 8 Washington’s win over Tulsa. 

Here are some of the top statistical performances from Week 2. 

Omarion Hampton, North Carolina 

This week’s leading rusher leads off the top outings of Week 2 as the only back to run for over 200 yards. 

Hampton and North Carolina have faced two early tests in South Carolina and an overtime matchup against Appalachian State. The Tar Heels have passed so far, emerging 2-0. 

Hampton played a large role in the Tar Heels offense and keeping North Carolina on schedule. He averaged 9 yards per each of his 26 carries. 

North Carolina looked toward Hampton early against the Mountaineers, and he rewarded the Tar Heels by breaking off a 68-yard touchdown run, his longest of the game. 

Hampton later struck with the final touchdown of regulation on a 7-yard rush, giving North Carolina a temporary 27-24 lead before the two teams went to overtime when Hampton also scored, this time a 17-yarder. 

Hampton finished with 234 rushing yards and three touchdowns, and the Tar Heels hung on in overtime to remain unbeaten. 

Gage Larvadain, Miami (OH) 

On eight catches, Larvadain had the most spectacular and productive receiving weekend. 

Playing UMass on the road, Miami (OH) sought to get in the win column a week after falling to Miami of Florida. 

Larvadain made the most of his outing on Saturday, hauling in a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter alone and finishing with 273 receiving yards. 

He had scoring catches of 99, 26 and 13 yards, and gave Miami (OH) the boost it needed to grab an early lead and hold on to win 41-28 after UMass scored 21 second-half points. 

Nicholas Singleton, Penn State 

Singleton was part of a Nittany Lions rushing attack that posted 315 yards on the ground against Delaware. 

Going for 47 yards himself, Singleton may not have had the most productive performance on Saturday. But his knack for the end zone is what set him apart from the others. 

Singleton averaged 3.9 yards per carry and one touchdown every four attempts. He had 12 carries which were one less than his total from the season-opener against West Virginia. 

Singleton first entered the end zone after a 5:50 first drive by Penn State. He ran in 2 yards for the score. 

He later struck again in the second quarter on a 5-yard touchdown, and again with less than five minutes before halftime on another 5-yarder. Each of Penn State’s eight offensive touchdowns came from six yards or closer. 

Singleton’s three touchdowns came alongside one score each from Drew Allar, Kaytron Allen and Beau Pribula. Allen led the group with 103 rushing yards while four ball-carriers had at least 46 rushing yards, 

Tyler Van Dyke, Miami 

After a 2022 campaign in which results revealed a mixed bag, Van Dyke is ready to strike this season. 

His second outing of the 2023 campaign was a gem, as he went 21-for-30 and 374 passing yards against the then-No. 23 Aggies on Saturday. 

Van Dyke’s second quarter began to see him step up his game onto another level. He threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns in the final 15 minutes before halftime, including the go-ahead score with 13 seconds remaining. 

Later, in the second half, Van Dyke threw for two more scores featuring a 64-yarder to Jacolby George to put the game at 48-33. 

Van Dyke was the only top-10 passer this week to throw five touchdown passes. He led a Miami offense on its way to claiming a Top 25 victory over Texas A&M. 

Injuries caused Van Dyke to miss upwards of six games a season ago. This time around, he’s up to 575 passing yards and 2-0 to start the season — a strong way to begin the year. 

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As Miami welcomed No. 23 Texas A&M to Florida for a showdown in Hard Rock Stadium, Van Dyke paced the offense behind a 374-yard, five-touchdown showing. 

The Hurricanes overcame a 17-7 deficit in the second quarter and outgained the Aggies 451 yards to 433. 

“It’s not me, it was the entire offensive line,” Van Dyke said. “They protected me all day giving me so much time to throw. Receivers did a great job getting open, catching the ball, making plays after they caught the ball. I mean, all-around total unit together game we played today, so (I’m) proud of the guys and proud of the way we played today.” 

His performance comes a year after a season in which he dealt with injuries for six games, and he did so while learning a new offensive system under former coordinator Josh Gaddis. 

This season, Van Dyke is healthier and under Shannon Dawson as offensive coordinator. The pair and the Miami offense worked together for the first time last week in a 38-3 rout of Miami (OH), as Van Dyke posted 201 passing yards, a touchdown and an interception. 

After the first two outings, all signs are pointing positive for Van Dyke and the Hurricanes. 

“It gives me a lot of confidence,” Van Dyke said. “Last year was not the way I pictured everything to go so it gives me a lot of confidence the way I played today. The people around me helped me a lot get to that confidence level. It’s only game two. We still got another 10 games, hopefully more after that. You just got to keep it going.” 

The changes and differences comparing this season to last is allowing Van Dyke to play some of his best football. 

“I feel accuracy-wise I’m the best I’ve ever been,” Van Dyke said. “Seeing the defense I’m the best I’ve ever been. I’m seeing it really well right now. Like you said. The confidence is a big thing there, and give credit to all my teammates. They helped me get to where I am today.” 

Miami’s second-quarter turnaround was propelled by a pair of touchdown passes by Van Dyke. He threw the first touchdown 52 yards to wide receiver Isaiah Horton, and later tossed the go-ahead score 11 yards to Jacolby George. 

Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal credited the offensive line, wide receivers and team in general for their contributions that allowed Van Dyke to have the game that he had. 

“He was outstanding,” Cristobal said. “He’s been an absolute awesome leader, and he had a lot of autonomy going into this game to do things, and the matchups we felt that we had good matchups. We felt the receiving corps has worked really hard and has proven themselves in practice and did a lot of good things in game one and certainly they’re loaded up in the box. Hard to run the ball against them.” 

Van Dyke’s five touchdowns represented a career high, and his 374 passing yards were fifth-most in his career. 

Miami is 2-0 for a second-consecutive season, and Van Dyke and the Hurricanes have sights on improving from a 5-7 record from a year ago. A healthier Van Dyke and an offense that’s in sync are key ingredients to continuing to progress toward that goal. 

“It means a lot,” Van Dyke said. “It shows how hard we worked this offseason. It shows how this is a player-led team. All leaders came together, told each other this is not happening again. We’re not being 5-7. Fight through the adversity and win those games. I think tonight was the first step in showing the world what we have to prove. 10 more games so this is only the beginning.”

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