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Michael Penix Jr. passed for 430 yards and two touchdowns as No. 2 Washington beat No. 3 Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game, earning the beleaguered Pac-12 one more game this season
In the Sugar Bowl on Monday night, Michael Penix Jr. completed 430 yards of passing with two touchdowns, and Washington defeated Texas 37-31 to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game. This victory gave the struggling Pac-12 and the sixth-year quarterback, who has had two surgeries on his knees, one more game to play this season.Next Monday night in Houston, the second-ranked Huskies (14-0) will take on No. 1 Michigan in an attempt to win their first national championship since 1991 and the first Pac-12 title since Southern California in 2004. Ten universities, including Washington, will be leaving the Pac-12 for other Power Five conferences in the upcoming academic year. The Huskies will join Michigan in the Big Ten
But first, just like the inaugural season when Ohio State defeated Oregon, the last season of the four-team playoff before it expands to twelve in 2024 will come down to a Pac-12-Big Ten battle.
Third No. After Texas (12-2) reached the UW 12 with 15 seconds remaining, they had four chances to reach the end zone, but Quinn Ewers missed the final three. The last pass was a long, fade to a well-covered Adonai Mitchell.
Ewers threw for 318 yards and a score in Texas’ football game, which was the team’s first CFP participation and its last Big 12 game before moving to the Southeastern Conference. But that wasn’t enough against Penix and his assortment of brilliant receiversIn the Sugar Bowl on Monday night, Michael Penix Jr. completed 430 yards of passing with two touchdowns, and Washington defeated Texas 37-31 to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game. This victory gave the struggling Pac-12 and the sixth-year quarterback, who has had two surgeries on his knees, one more game to play this season.Next Monday night in Houston, the second-ranked Huskies (14-0) will take on No. 1 Michigan in an attempt to win their first national championship since 1991 and the first Pac-12 title since Southern California in 2004. Ten universities, including Washington, will be leaving the Pac-12 for other Power Five conferences in the upcoming academic year. The Huskies will join Michigan in the Big Ten.In the Sugar Bowl on Monday night, Michael Penix Jr. completed 430 yards of passing with two touchdowns, and Washington defeated Texas 37-31 to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game. This victory gave the struggling Pac-12 and the sixth-year quarterback, who has had two surgeries on his knees, one more game to play this season.Next Monday night in Houston, the second-ranked Huskies (14-0) will take on No. 1 Michigan in an attempt to win their first national championship since 1991 and the first Pac-12 title since Southern California in 2004. Ten universities, including Washington, will be leaving the Pac-12 for other Power Five conferences in the upcoming academic year. The Huskies will join Michigan in the Big Ten.In the Sugar Bowl on Monday night, Michael Penix Jr. completed 430 yards of passing with two touchdowns, and Washington defeated Texas 37-31 to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game. This victory gave the struggling Pac-12 and the sixth-year quarterback, who has had two surgeries on his knees, one more game to play this season.Next Monday night in Houston, the second-ranked Huskies (14-0) will take on No. 1 Michigan in an attempt to win their first national championship since 1991 and the first Pac-12 title since Southern California in 2004. Ten universities, including Washington, will be leaving the Pac-12 for other Power Five conferences in the upcoming academic year. The Huskies will join Michigan in the Big Ten.In the Sugar Bowl on Monday night, Michael Penix Jr. completed 430 yards of passing with two touchdowns, and Washington defeated Texas 37-31 to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game. This victory gave the struggling Pac-12 and the sixth-year quarterback, who has had two surgeries on his knees, one more game to play this season.Next Monday night in Houston, the second-ranked Huskies (14-0) will take on No. 1 Michigan in an attempt to win their first national championship since 1991 and the first Pac-12 title since Southern California in 2004. Ten universities, including Washington, will be leaving the Pac-12 for other Power Five conferences in the upcoming academic year. The Huskies will join Michigan in the Big Ten.In the Sugar Bowl on Monday night, Michael Penix Jr. completed 430 yards of passing with two touchdowns, and Washington defeated Texas 37-31 to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game. This victory gave the struggling Pac-12 and the sixth-year quarterback, who has had two surgeries on his knees, one more game to play this season.Next Monday night in Houston, the second-ranked Huskies (14-0) will take on No. 1 Michigan in an attempt to win their first national championship since 1991 and the first Pac-12 title since Southern California in 2004. Ten universities, including Washington, will be leaving the Pac-12 for other Power Five conferences in the upcoming academic year. The Huskies will join Michigan in the Big Ten..
