On a windy night in Seattle where OSU quarterback Ben Gulbranson could hardly complete anything, Michael Penix Jr. came within two yards of another 300 yard game. He was far from perfect in this one, but he was prolific and effective. His arm is unquestioned at this point. Those footballs were cutting through the breeze and arriving on target more often than not.
On the other side of the ball, the Dawgs made some adjustments in their run defense to limit the OSU ground attack. There were some defensive calls early on that didn’t make a ton of sense against a team that wasn’t going to be able to throw effectively on this night.