The obvious marquee matchup in Monday’s CFP National Championship game between the Washington Huskies and the Michigan Wolverines is Washington’s offense, led by quarterback Michael Penix Jr., against Jesse Minter’s Michigan defense. The Huskies have scored 37.6 points per game this season, 10th-best in the FCS, while the Wolverines have allowed 10.2 points per game, and that’s the best in the nation.
Minter, who might wind up in the NFL next season if he keeps it up, had a lot to say on Saturday about Penix’ excellence.
“This is a little bit more of a matchup game where it’s elite quarterback that can get the ball to his guys and is not afraid of throwing in tight windows, is not afraid to give his guys chances in one-on-ones. We expect the ball to be thrown downfield and look forward to the challenge of trying to defend that.
“[Penix] is elite. I think it’s his ability to process the information that he has given. I think they do a really good job structurally trying to undress your defense a little bit and give him an idea of what coverages you’re playing, thing like that. Now he has that information presnap, and he is able to process it really quickly.
“He has a quick release that goes along with his ability to think fast, make quick decision. He is really accurate. Then he trusts himself and he trusts his receivers. There’s very little hesitation in his game, so I think that’s what makes hem really good.”
Penix had just as much to say this week about Minter, and Michigan’s defense.
“That’s a good team over there. They’re coached up very well. But we’re going to be ready for the challenge. They mix up the picture quite a bit. They try to get the quarterback off his mark. But we’ll be ready for it. We know that.
“Obviously it’s the biggest game right now mainly because it’s…
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Author : Touchdown Wire
Publish date : 2024-01-07 15:05:01
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