Luke Altmyer

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

Luke Altmyer
Illinois Fighting Illini – No. 9
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophmore
MajorSport and Recreation Administration
Personal information
Born: (2002-10-22) October 22, 2002
Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolStarkville (Starkville, Mississippi)

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]

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