Michael Penix Jr., slowly being considered for a Heisman Trophy candidacy but fast developing a college football following, is tall for a quarterback, carrying a 6-foot-3, 213-pound frame, which is always a good thing.He's fairly mobile Matt Dumba Jersey when he wants to be, making Oregon edge rushers look silly when he wanted, yet another attractive attribute.Then there's that cannon for a left arm, one that looks like it belongs in baseball's big leagues as much as it does the NFL, a very strong selling point for future employers.But there is more to this University of Washington signal caller than meets the eye on Saturday afternoons or evenings.Most importantly, Penix knows what he's doing at all times in the huddle, behind center and in making memorable Erik Haula Jersey plays happen. Leave it to one of the guys entrusted with protecting him to break that down."His preparation and his details," sixth-year offensive guard Jaxson Kirkland. "It's very rare that man makes a mistake when it comes to Xs and Os on the offense. As soon as we come out for practice, he's dialed in and ready to go for the week. It's not like, 'Dang, I'll get it right.' He's already prepared Ryan Suter Jersey for the practice. He limits his mistakes and he's just extremely consistent."Why not?Before coming to Seattle Zach Parise Jersey in the transfer portal, Penix graduated from Indiana with a degree in sports marketing so, in e sence, he's a graduate student working hard on his college football to NFL thesis.Scroll to ContinuePenix still has everyone talking about "the throw" at Oregon. With 3:07 left to play, he moved to the right hashmark, his weak side, turned and threw a strike acro s his body to Taj Davis on Minnesota Wild Jersey the opposite sideline, all of this resulting in a 62-yard touchdown pa s and tying the game at 34-34.Kirkland found himself totally mesmerized by what happened. He still has fun retelling the moment."I looked to my left and right, to Corey Luciano and to Troy Fautanu , the center and left tackle, and said, 'Did he really just make that throw?' " the offensive guard said. "From my viewpoint, you had that safety coming over the top and it was kind of close. Very rarely Darcy Kuemper Jersey do you see a quarterback make an opposite hash to sideline throw . That's usually a cardinal sin throwing acro s the field. That's Penix exactly knowing his reads and Taj running a great route."Man, what a play. That's out there for one of the best throws I've seen." as
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