Michael Penix Jr.

Michael Tarrence Penix Jr. (/ˈpɛnɪks/; born May 8, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference before transferring to Washington in 2022.

Michael Penix Jr.
Washington Huskies – No. 9
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (2000-05-08) May 8, 2000
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolTampa Bay Technical (Tampa)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Born and raised in Tampa, Florida, Penix attended Tampa Bay Technical High School and started at quarterback for the Titans for two seasons, passing for 4,243 yards with 61 touchdowns and only six interceptions.[2] He committed to Indiana University to play college football.[3]

College career

Indiana

As a true freshman in 2018 at Indiana, Penix played in three games, suffered a torn ACL, and was redshirted.[4] He completed 21 of 34 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown.[5] Named the starter entering the 2019 season,[6][7][8] Penix, however, only played in six games due to injury, completing 110 of 160 passes for 1,394 yards, with ten touchdowns and four interceptions.[9] Penix returned to Indiana as the starter in 2020.[10][11][12] On November 30, he was ruled out for the season after suffering a torn ACL in a win against Maryland.[13]

Washington

On December 22, 2021, Penix transferred to the University of Washington,[14] and led the Huskies to an 11–2 record in 2022. Penix was the FBS leader in passing yards for the 2022 regular season, averaging 357 yards per game.[15] He also became the Washington Huskies all-time single-season passing leader during the Alamo Bowl with 4,641 passing yards. He finished eighth in the 2022 Heisman Trophy voting and earned AP Comeback Player of the Year.[16][17][18] On December 4, 2022, Penix announced on Twitter that he would return to the Huskies for the 2023 season.[19]

College statistics
Season Games Passing Rushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Indiana Hoosiers
2018 300–0213461.82196.410125.67456.40
2019 665–111016068.81,3948.7104157.6221195.42
2020 665–112422056.41,6457.5144136.518251.42
2021 552–38716253.79395.847101.917−24−1.42
Washington Huskies
2022 131311–236255465.34,6418.4318151.335922.64
2023 777–018225770.82,57610.0205176.81130.30
Career383530–78861,38763.911,4148.28026148.01102602.410

References
  1. @valeroalamobowl (December 30, 2022). "Congratulations to our 30th annual #valeroalamobowl Offensive MVP, @themikepenix on an incredible, record-breaking game" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. "Quarterback Michael Penix Jr., was a huge recruiting get for Indiana". SI.com.
  3. "Tampa Bay Tech's Michael Penix Jr. chooses Indiana". Tampa Bay Times.
  4. "Indiana QB Penix out for season with torn ACL". ESPN.com. October 22, 2018.
  5. Osterman, Zach. "IU QB Michael Penix ahead of schedule as he rehabs from torn ACL". The Indianapolis Star.
  6. Osterman, Zach. "Insider: Hoosiers' choice of Michael Penix at QB is a risk — but one worth taking". The Indianapolis Star.
  7. "Monday's college football: Penix Jr. beats out Ramsey for Indiana starting QB job". The Detroit News. Associated Press.
  8. Indiana, Kevin Brockway CNHI Sports. "Poised QB Penix set to make IU starting debut". Herald Bulletin.
  9. "Indiana loses starting QB Penix for rest of season". ESPN.com. November 5, 2019.
  10. Blau, Jon. "QB Michael Penix ready to prove what's possible for IU football". The Indianapolis Star.
  11. Charboneau, Matt. "'Talented and tough': Michigan State knows Michael Penix Jr.-led No. 10 Indiana is no fluke". The Detroit News.
  12. Kravitz, Bob. "Kravitz: At last, Indiana's Michael Penix Jr. is fulfilling his promise". The Athletic.
  13. Sallee, Barrett (November 30, 2020). "Indiana QB Michael Penix Jr. out for the season after suffering a torn ACL in win over Maryland". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  14. "Ex-Hoosiers QB Penix transferring to Washington". 14 December 2021.
  15. "NCAA College Football FBS current individual Stats | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  16. "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  17. Vorel, Mike (2023-08-31). "'All I see is resiliency': How Husky QB Michael Penix Jr. has built a career by bouncing back". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  18. "Penix, Ibrahim, Latu earn comeback player of the year honors". AP News. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  19. Penix, Michael [@themikepenix] (December 4, 2022). "Job Not Finished" (Tweet). Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
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