SEPT 12 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Michael Penix Jr., Jr., QB, Washington (Tampa, Fla.),...Penix Jr. kept his early-season roll going with a terrific game to beat No. 11 Michigan State, 39-28...Completed 24-of-40 passes for 397 yards, no interc eptions and four touchdowns, while also avoiding any sacks for the third game in a row (Michigan State entered the week as the NCAA leader in sacks...Led the Huskies to touchdowns on five of their six drives...His 397 yards rank No. 8 on the UW single-ga me passing yards list, while his four TD passes are tied for No. 8, matching the total he put up in the season opener.With 10 touchdown passes, he's tied for fourth in the nation, one behind the leaders...First UW player to earn Pac-12 Offensive P layer of the Week since RB Myles Gaskin in the final week of the 2019 season and first UW QB to do it since Jake Browning in November 2017...Penix Jr. was a 2-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week at Indiana in 2019. Also nominated: Bo Nix, QB, Oregon; Camer on Rising, QB, Utah; Chance Nolan, QB, Oregon State; Jayden de Laura, QB, Arizona; Jake Bobo, WR, UCLA; Travis Dye, RB, USC; Cameron Ward, QB, Washington State. - Pac-12 Football
rSr/2024  QB Michael Penix Jr., Washington
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