Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. to return for 2023 season

Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr., the nation’s chief in passing yards, will return to the Huskies for the 2023 season, he introduced Sunday evening.

In a video posted to social media, Penix mentioned, “As I look again on this particular season we had, I spotted there have been so many nice moments and issues to have fun, however I KNOW there’s a lot for on the market for this staff and the job continues to be not completed. I am unable to wait to be enjoying in Husky Stadium for the 2023 season!”

No. 12 Washington went 10-2 beneath first-year coach Kalen DeBoer and can face Texas within the Valero Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29.

Penix started his profession at Indiana and performed beneath DeBoer in 2019, earlier than transferring to Washington and rejoining him after the 2021 season.

He redshirted at Indiana in 2018 and can use the extra season of eligibility granted in 2020 to play one closing 12 months for Washington.

Penix has endured a number of important accidents in his faculty profession, and a bounce to the NFL appeared possible after he handed for 4,354 yards with 29 touchdowns and 7 interceptions this fall.

As an alternative, he’ll return to a Washington staff that improved by six wins in DeBoer’s first season, ending in a three-way tie for second place within the Pac-12. Penix is simply the second Washington participant to eclipse 4,000 passing yards in a season and wishes 105 yards within the bowl recreation to set the varsity’s single-season passing file.