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Has any team been more dominant through three weeks than No. 8 Washington?

The Huskies are 3-0 with an average margin of victory of 34.7 points per game. Washington blasted preseason Mountain West favorite Boise State, 56-19, in Week 1 before blowing out Tulsa, 43-10, in Week 2. Then the Huskies went on the road and dismantled Michigan State on Saturday night, 41-7.

And the win margin against the Spartans does not even begin to tell the story of Washington’s dominance in East Lansing. The Huskies could have easily hung 50 or 60 points, but took their foot off the gas and leaned on the run game after going up 35-0 at halftime.

Michael Penix Jr., Washington’s star quarterback, did not play a single snap in the fourth quarter but he still put up an incredible 473 yards and four touchdowns. He accumulated 375 of those yards and all four touchdowns by halftime. And by the time the final seconds ticked off the clock, Washington had posted a whopping 713 yards of offense and is now averaging 9.46 yards per play on the season.

The downfield passing attack orchestrated by second-year Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer has been downright unstoppable. Penix has already thrown for a ridiculous 1,332 yards and 12 touchdowns while completing 74.3% of his attempts with only one interception.

Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. throws against Michigan State during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

Not only is Penix incredibly efficient, but he has a stellar trio of receivers who can all win one-on-one matchups in a variety of ways. Whether they are skying for jump balls, running crisp routes or flat-out running past defenders, Rome Odunze (22 catches, 419 yards, 2 TDs), Jalen McMillan (20 catches, 311 yards, 3 TDs) and Ja’Lynn Polk (13 catches, 300 yards, 2 TDs)…

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Publish date : 2023-09-18 21:51:17

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