Michael Penix Jr. propelled Washington to the CFP. He saved his best for when he got there.
New York TimesNEW ORLEANS — The Sugar Bowl was a little more than 24 hours away, and sixth-year Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. called a players-only meeting as their moment drew near. “And I wouldn’t want to play for anybody else.” GO DEEPER Michael Penix Jr.'s journey isn't only about football -- it's overcoming fear Penix looked back on those days after the best moment of his career, reminiscing on that part of his story while also acknowledging the difficulty of his father not seeing his vision and not wanting him to begin his career at Indiana. “That’s nothing new to us.” Michael Penix Jr. was named offensive MVP of the Sugar Bowl. But we knew who really won it, and that’s him.” DeBoer called Penix the “best player in college football.” As Penix waited for ESPN’s cameras to cut to him for his postgame interview, a staffer helped him slip on a championship T-shirt over his pads, the sleeves nearly covering the cursive “M” tattoo on his left triceps and the matching “P” on his right triceps.
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