![]() ![]() Michigan runs the ball a lot and efficiently, and can do it in critical situations. Penix completed 64% for 8.2 yards per attempt with five touchdowns and two interceptions. Meanwhile, Washington has faced only one top-30 pass defense: Oregon, twice. “So from a stress test, Michigan has not seen anything the likes of Washington’s offense.” “Michigan is elite defensively, but they’ve gotten to feast on horrific, horrific offenses in the Big Ten,” Huard said. ![]() Here’s the wildcard: Michigan has the third-best pass defense in the country by opponent efficiency rating (101.52) and has allowed seven touchdown passes, fewest in the nation.īut the Wolverines have faced only two offenses ranked in the top 20 in pass efficiency (Alabama and Ohio State). No team is better at making the difficult look easy than Washington. They want to force opponents to make difficult completions. Michigan’s secondary plays an aggressive style, led by star cornerback Will Johnson and versatile nickel back Mike Sainristil. Penix targeted receivers Rome Odunze, Ja’Lynn Polk, Jalen McMillen and Germie Bernard 20 times against Texas and completed 19 passes for 411 yards. If there is a play to be made, the Huskies usually make it. And while the Huskies’ deep passing game can be spectacular, Penix and Co. Washington’s veteran offensive line has allowed only 11 sacks for a team that throws it as much as any in the country. “It’s an NFL-type defense, which is a matchup mindset, which is change the picture pre- and post-snap, which is make it very difficult on the quarterback to read and react,” Huard said. Huard, who played quarterback at Washington, said Michigan’s defense will test Penix and Huskies offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb as problem-solvers. Minter succeeded Mike Macdonald, who left Michigan and coach Jim Harbaugh to work for Ravens coach John Harbaugh. Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter gave Alabama fits in the Rose Bowl by making it difficult to identify what was coming from where. ![]() Michigan is deeper up front and better off the edges. Texas got most if its pressure from the interior with powerful tackles T’Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy II. “Can Michigan strike up enough interior pressure and edge pressure to actually get to Penix, not just make him uncomfortable? And then can the safeties and cornerbacks find those layers of wide receivers and force Penix to make the impossible throw … and not give (the Huskies) any gimmes,” college football data analyst Parker Fleming said on The AP Top 25 College Football Podcast. When pressured Penix was incredible, completing 60% of his passes at 10 yards per attempt. In the Sugar Bowl, Texas didn’t sack him once in 38 pass attempts and while it might have looked like the Longhorns got almost no push, they actually registered 16 pressures, according to Pro Football Focus. It's a lot buggier than it should be but also impressive on multiple levels.When teams do pressure Penix, he is often unfazed. In our 8/10 review, IGN said: "Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a massive, beautiful open world fuelled by brutal living and the dirty work of conquerors. Following on from the role-playing game style gameplay of Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey, Valhalla features England as its main map but also lets players visit the likes of Norway and North America.
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