It didn’t take Andrew Gamere long to notice Tyler Van Dyke wasn’t going to be an ordinary quarterback. And, ironically, Gamere’s realization came after a mistake from the Miami Hurricanes’ second-year signal-caller.
Gamere, Van Dyke’s high school coach during his four years at Suffield Academy in Glastonbury, Conn., recalled a then-freshman Van Dyke throwing a pick-six on his first drive not too long after making his debut during the second quarter that put Suffield into an early deficit.
Instead of subbing him out for the more veteran quarterback on the team, Gamere decided to stick with Van Dyke, who shook off the interception and rewarded Gamere’s trust by leading the Tigers on a touchdown drive before halftime en route to an eventual Suffield win.