Getting adjusted to college football during the COVID-19 pandemic has not been easy for Miami Hurricanes second-year quarterback Tyler Van Dyke.
An early enrollee last spring, that key slate of 15 practices going into his first summer and fall was cut short four practices due to the onset of the pandemic last March. Then, he tested positive for the coronavirus twice — once before fall camp and then when the football team went on a two-week hiatus in November. Earlier in the fall, he had to sit out for two weeks due to contact tracing.
Earning praise from coaches and veteran teammates for his offseason workouts and start to 2021 spring drills, Van Dyke is hoping to set those challenges behind him and develop over the next month-plus.