As Husky Stadium roared, he took a deep breath tuning out the world, bent his leg back, and kicked the ball through the goal post, making his 16th point of the night and single-handedly securing the Cougars' first Apple Cup win since 2012.
Dean Janikowski lives life by the motto "Cougs versus everybody" and exemplifies this through comradery in the game, brotherhood carried in his friendships, and fearlessness in the face of adversity.
Janikowski, a digital culture and technology major who earned Pac-12 Fall Honor Roll accolades each of the last two seasons, wasn't always the starter after being a preferred walk-on in 2019.