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Penix leads No. 8 Washington in 41-7 rout of Michigan State, playing without suspended coach

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. and his teammates talked during the offseason about how last year was the first step for the Washington offense to develop and how good it could be this year.

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Penix and the No. 8 Huskies gave a glimpse of its offensive explosiveness Saturday with a 41-7 win over Michigan State.

“Just coming into last season for me it wasn’t my first year in the offense but for the rest of the team it was,” said Penix after throwing for 473 yards and four touchdowns, including three to Jack Westover.