Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. is the heavy favorite to win the Heisman Trophy after his showing against Oregon.
Penix threw the game-winning touchdown pass with a little over a minute remaining, and his Heisman odds made a major shift. He is now the heavy favorite at -140 after being the favorite at +220 heading into the weekend.48-20, sending his Heisman odds tumbling. He's now at +3500 after having the second-shortest odds heading into the weekend.Three weeks ago, Penix was No.
"What I found most interesting about this is that Michael Penix Jr. got an opportunity to show what I had asked him to show earlier in the week," Young said."You'll remember, I said that Husky fans told me they've got a Heisman winner at quarterback in Michael Penix Jr. And I said, ‘This is the game to show it.’ And my goodness, did he ever.
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