MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke -- the ACC's rookie of the year last season and the No. 11 player on Mel Kiper's Big Board for the NFL Draft -- was benched in the third quarter of a disheartening 45-31 loss to Middle Tennessee State on Saturday.
A week after not producing an a touchdown in a 17-9 loss to Texas A&M, Van Dyke struggled again, this time against what appeared to be inferior competition. But the Blue Raiders -- 25.5-point underdogs at kickoff time -- picked him off twice before he was ultimately pulled by first-year coach Mario Cristobal after completing 16 of 32 passes for 138 yards and one touchdown.