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Luke Altmyer's passing yards total for Tuesday's Citrus Bowl game versus South Carolina was set at 194.5.
Altmyer threw for 170 yards on 10-of-17 attempts (58.8%) with one touchdown and two interceptions in his last game. He also carried the ball three times for -23 yards and one rushing touchdown. Aidan Laughery had 172 rushing yards on 12 carries and three touchdowns. Pat Bryant put up 70 yards on four catches with one touchdown.
Altmyer has 2,543 passing yards (211.9 per game) while completing 60.9% of passes (198 for 325), with 21 touchdowns and five interceptions. He has 219 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, averaging 18.3 per game. Laughery has 81 carries for 522 rushing yards (43.5 yards per game) and four touchdowns. Bryant has 54 receptions for 984 yards (82 per game) and has 10 touchdowns (11th in CFB).
Altmyer's Future
Altmyer will be returning for the 2025 season with the Illini. He announced his decision via social media.
“It was a no-brainer. I love being here. I love the coaches; I love my teammates. I love the community that I’m in. I want to be here as long as possible,” Altmyer said.
“I wanted to decide sooner rather than later,” he said. “If I were playing in the bowl game, that would indicate that I would probably be back. I wanted to get my feet pretty firm where I’m at.”
On This Season's Success
“Coming off last season, I knew there had to be some sort of change to get to where I wanted to go,” Altmyer said. “I had struggles physically with my play, but those struggles were more of a mental, spiritual, emotional thing.
“My talents are my talents and the player you saw on the field today was the one you saw last year. My confidence and mental strength have allowed me to go to a place I didn’t think I could.”
Line Analysis and Action
South Carolina was a -10.5 favorite with the line drifting down to -9.5 at some books.
Action was around 65% on the Gamecocks.
Sagarin gives us a number of 6.64.
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