College football: 1 of these 8 players will win the Heisman Trophy in 2023

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - DECEMBER 03: Drake Maye #10 of the North Carolina Tar Heels runs the ball against the Clemson Tigers in the second quarter during the ACC Championship game at Bank of America Stadium on December 03, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images) /

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Nov 4, 2022; Seattle, Washington, USA; Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) passes against the Oregon State Beavers during the first quarter at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /

Not often do you see a sixth-year college quarterback being talked about as a potential Heisman Trophy contender, but Michael Penix Jr. is that good.

It’s been cool to see Penix come back to life after starting his career at Indiana and then suffering an injury that nearly derailed everything. He needed a change of scenery and ended up at Washington with his former offensive coordinator at Indiana, Kalen DeBoer. This was a match made in heaven as Penix had success at Indiana when he was still there.

The perfect match was evident in 2022 as Penix had one of the best seasons of any quarterback in the country, passing for 4,641 yards and 31 touchdowns with a 65 percent completion rate.

Now he enters his sixth season with arguably the best team that he’s ever been on (even compared to 2022 Washington) and he has plenty of weapons at his disposal.

I expect more video game-like numbers in 2023.

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