IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Michael Penix Jr. didn't blink.
Torn ACL?
He overcame it.
Facing a returning starter with far more experience?
He battled through it.
Competing against a four-star transfer out of Utah with a big-time arm?
He handled it.
So here was Penix, a redshirt freshman facing the college football spotlight as never before, the winner in the fierce quarterback competition with returning starter Peyton Ramsey (16 career starts, 4,127 passing yards, 29 touchdown passes) and transfer Jack Tuttle.