Luke Altmyer

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Luke Altmyer
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Altmyer with Ole Miss in 2021
Illinois Fighting Illini–No. 9
Position Quarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Sophmore
Major Sport and Recreation Administration
Personal information
Born: (2002-10-22) October 22, 2002 (age 21)
Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College
High school Starkville (Starkville, Mississippi)

Luke Altmyer (born October 22, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He previously played at Ole Miss.

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Early years

Altmyer's hometown is Starkville, Mississippi and he attended Starkville High School. In Altmyer's high school career he completed 454 of his 659 passes for 5,523 yards and 63 touchdowns to ten interceptions. Altmyer also rushed for eight yards and six touchdowns. [1] Altmyer committed to play college football at Ole Miss over schools such as Alabama, Florida State, and LSU. [2] [3]

College career

Ole Miss

In the 2022 Sugar Bowl, Altmyer came in the game after starting quarterback Matt Corral went down with an injury. Altmyer went 15 for 28 for 174 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions, as the Rebels lost to Baylor 21–7. [4] [5] Altmyer finished the 2021 season going 20 for 37 on his passes for 192 yards and a touchdown to two interceptions. [6] Altmyer got his first career start in a week two matchup against Central Arkansas. [7] In the game, Altmyer completed six of his 13 passes for 90 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground, but Altmyer exited the game in the second quarter with an injury. [8] [9] Altmyer finished the 2022 season going eight for 17 on his passing attempts for 125 yards and two touchdowns with one interception, while also adding a rushing touchdown. [10] After the season, Altmyer announced his decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal. [11] [12]

Illinois

Altmyer decided to transfer to Illinois to continue his college career. [13] [14] Altmyer was announced as the Illinois starting quarterback for their week one game. [15] [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Luke Altmyer Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ Suss, Nick. "4-star Starkville quarterback Luke Altmyer commits to Ole Miss". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ Gabler, Nate (December 4, 2020). "Starkville Quarterback Luke Altmyer Commits to Ole Miss, Flips from Florida State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Jake (April 2022). "Luke Altmyer still trying to shake off Sugar Bowl performance: "I think about it every day"". On3.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ Suss, Nick. "As Matt Corral's tenure ends, Ole Miss glimpses potential future with QB Luke Altmyer". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Luke Altmyer 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  7. ↑ Katz, Michael (September 5, 2022). "Quarterback Luke Altmyer to get first crack at Central Arkansas, Lane Kiffin reiterates". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  8. ↑ Suss, Nick. "Ole Miss football bludgeons Central Arkansas, but a QB injury looms larger". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  9. ↑ Burrows, Chris (September 11, 2022). "No. 22 Mississippi starts fast, routs Central Arkansas 59-3". AP News. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Luke Altmyer 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  11. ↑ Eckert, David. "Ole Miss football backup quarterback Luke Altmyer enters transfer portal". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ole Miss QB Luke Altmyer entering transfer portal". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  13. ↑ Hall, Erik (December 29, 2022). "Quarterback Luke Altmyer announces transfer from Ole Miss to Illinois football". St Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  14. ↑ Lyons, Dan (December 30, 2022). "Ole Miss QB Luke Altmyer Announces Transfer to Illinois". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  15. ↑ Damms, Colin (August 24, 2023). "Former Starkville quarterback Altmyer named starter at Illinois". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Transfer Luke Altmyer wins Illinois QB job". Roanoke Times. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
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