Playing in only three games in the 2018 season, Michael Penix Jr showed great promise as the future quarterback of Indiana football until his knee injury cut his season short.
He finished with 219 passing yards and one touchdown with a 125.6 quarterback rating (QBR), as well as seven carries for 45 yards.
A new rule in the NCAA, athletes are able to play in four games before they are ineligible for a redshirt season, and since Penix played in just three, he was granted a redshirt year.
Now five months out from ACL reconstruction surgery, Penix is ahead of schedule and expected to be 100 percent before fall camp.