Hurricanes’ Tyler Van Dyke prefers playing on the road, says home games lack ‘college atmosphere’

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Miami Hurricanes quarterback Tyler Van Dyke played in front of one of the largest and loudest atmospheres in college football in Week 3, losing to Texas A&M 17-9 on Saturday. 

The "12th Man" crowd was as raucous as ever, and it’s an atmosphere that Van Dyke actually prefers to the one he plays in front of at Miami’s home games. 

The Texas A&M Aggies celebrate on the field after defeating the Miami Hurricanes with a score of 9 to 17 after their game at Kyle Field on Sept. 17, 2022 in College Station, Texas.  (Jack Gorman/Getty Images)

Van Dyke joined "The Room" podcast with former college and NFL quarterback Jordan Palmer in the week leading up to the game at Kyle Field, telling Palmer that he prefers going on the road to playing at home.  

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"I like away games better. We don’t really have much of a college atmosphere because we play at Hard Rock," Van Dyke said on the podcast. "So, we’re about 25 minutes away from campus, so a lot of students don’t go up and watch the game, unless it’s a big game.

Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke (9) jogs on the field before the college football game between the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the University of Miami Hurricanes on Sept. 10, 2022 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL.  (Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"That’s why I like going into away stadiums and seeing that college atmosphere, playing there and making the crowd quiet."

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Palmer agreed, saying that silencing an away crowd was one of the better feelings a