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Still Slinging – Michael Penix Jr. is Bigger and Better

IUHoosiers.com

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – This was the Michael Penix Jr. we've come to know.

The arm.

The leadership.

The potential.

Granted, it came in bite-size spring practice moments under sun-splashed conditions at Indiana's practice field, but it was a reassuring sight as the Hoosiers begin preparations for a stirring follow-up to an eight-win bowl season.

"I'm really encouraged by his growth and the way he's responded to the challenge I've given him," coach Tom Allen says. "He's taken on that role that -- hey, this is your team.