Michael Penix Jr. finished 28-of-38 passes for 409 yards and 3 touchdowns as No. 8 Washington defeated Tulsa 43-10 in a nonconference sport Saturday in Seattle.
Broad receivers Ja’Lynn Polk and Rome Odunze rushed for touchdowns for the Huskies (2-0).
Jalen McMillan made 8 receptions for 120 yards and a landing, and Odunze had seven catches for 107 yards and any other rating because the Huskies accumulated 563 yards of general offense.
Tulsa redshirt freshman quarterback Cardell Williams, making his first get started as a result of Braylon Braxton was once nursing an ankle damage suffered within the season opener, did not make it throughout the first part. Williams was once 6-of-14 passing for 65 yards and an interception ahead of being changed through Roman Fuller.
Fuller, who was once 12 of 18 for 85 yards, guided the Golden Storm (1-1) to their lone landing pressure, hitting tight finish Luke McGary for a 15-yard rating on a fourth-and-5 play with 11:12 ultimate.
Jordan Ford, Invoice Jackson and Anthony Watkins all won greater than 50 yards at the flooring because the Golden Storm rushed 40 occasions for 168 yards.
The Huskies took a 22-3 halftime lead as Penix threw two landing passes. The lead may were better if now not for some uncharacteristic errors through UW’s receiving corps, regarded as one of the most inner most within the nation.
Penix capped the outlet pressure with a 2-yard TD cross to Odunze.
Tulsa spoke back with a 44-yard box objective through Chase Meyer to make it 7-3.
Polk scored on a 27-yard finish round at the Huskies’ 2nd pressure.
Washington’s subsequent ownership ended with an interception in spite of everything zone as a receiver were given became round. On UW’s subsequent pressure, McMillan scored on a 9-yard slant development, with a two-point conversion making it 22-3.
The Huskies had their ultimate ownership of the part finish when McMillan fumbled at Tulsa’s 18-yard line following a catch.
Penix was once 16 of 23 for 222 yards within the part regardless of 3 dropped passes.
Penix hit Germie Bernard for a 7-yard landing cross at the Huskies’ opening pressure of the second one part to make it 29-3.
Odunze scored on a 14-yard finish round on UW’s subsequent ownership.
Backup QB Dylan Morris guided Washington to its ultimate rating, a 1-yard TD run through Daniyel Ngata.
—Box Degree Media
