Michael Penix Jr.

Michael Penix Jr. (born May 8, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Washington Huskies. Penix Jr. attended Tampa Bay Technical High School and began his college career with Indiana before transferring to Washington in 2022.

Michael Penix Jr.
Washington Huskies – No. 9
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Born: (2000-05-08) May 8, 2000
Tampa, Florida
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolTampa Bay Technical (Tampa, Florida)
Career highlights and awards
  • Second Team All Big Ten (2020)

Early years

Penix Jr. attended Tampa Bay Technical High School in Tampa, Florida. He started his final two years of high school, passing for 4,243 yards with 61 touchdowns and only six interceptions.[1] He committed to Indiana University to play college football.[2]

College career

Penix Jr. played in three games his first year at Indiana in 2018, before suffering a torn ACL and taking a redshirt.[3] He completed 21 of 34 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown.[4] Penix was named the starter entering the 2019 season.[5][6][7] He played in only six games due to injury, completing 110 of 160 passes for 1,394 yards, 10 touchdowns and four interceptions.[8] Penix returned to Indiana as the starter in 2020.[9][10][11] On November 30, he was ruled out for the season after suffering a torn ACL in a win against Maryland.[12]

On December 22, 2021, Penix transferred to the University of Washington.[13]

Stats
Indiana Hoosiers
Year Games Record Passing Rushing
GPGSCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
2018 302–1213461.82196.410125.67456.40
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
Career[14] 201714–634257659.44,1977.32913132.0641262.06

References
  1. "Quarterback Michael Penix Jr., was a huge recruiting get for Indiana". SI.com.
  2. "Tampa Bay Tech's Michael Penix Jr. chooses Indiana". Tampa Bay Times.
  3. "Indiana QB Penix out for season with torn ACL". ESPN.com. October 22, 2018.
  4. Osterman, Zach. "IU QB Michael Penix ahead of schedule as he rehabs from torn ACL". The Indianapolis Star.
  5. Osterman, Zach. "Insider: Hoosiers' choice of Michael Penix at QB is a risk — but one worth taking". The Indianapolis Star.
  6. "Monday's college football: Penix Jr. beats out Ramsey for Indiana starting QB job". The Detroit News. Associated Press.
  7. Indiana, Kevin Brockway CNHI Sports. "Poised QB Penix set to make IU starting debut". Herald Bulletin.
  8. "Indiana loses starting QB Penix for rest of season". ESPN.com. November 5, 2019.
  9. Blau, Jon. "QB Michael Penix ready to prove what's possible for IU football". The Indianapolis Star.
  10. Charboneau, Matt. "'Talented and tough': Michigan State knows Michael Penix Jr.-led No. 10 Indiana is no fluke". The Detroit News.
  11. Kravitz, Bob. "Kravitz: At last, Indiana's Michael Penix Jr. is fulfilling his promise". The Athletic.
  12. 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.
  13. "Ex-Hoosiers QB Penix transferring to Washington". 14 December 2021.
  14. "Michael Penix, Jr College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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