Washington and Michigan squared off early in the 2021 season during non-conference play. Twice in 2023, Penix crossed the mark needed to move up on the list and had 430 yards passing against Texas in Washington's 37-30 Sugar Bowl victory on New Year's Day.ĭespite being first-time CFP Championship combatants, the Wolverines and Huskies do have some shared recent history - encounters that span two very different games. The top two, all but out of reach for Penix, are current Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel (14,865 yards) and former Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore (14,667 yards), who the current offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers. With 442 or more yards, Penix would move into sole possession of the third spot on that list past former Eastern Carolina quarterback Holton Ahlers.

Penix enters tonight's game with 13,486 career passing yards, good enough for 18th all-time among quarterbacks, but fourth all-time among lefty quarterbacks. finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting, threw for more than 4,600 yards for a second consecutive season and led his Huskies to a berth in the national title game.īut another, more unusual and notable mark is within Penix's sights during tonight's title game: a spot among the top three lefty passers in FBS college football history.

In his already unusual sixth season of college football, Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr.

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