Washington's high-powered passing attack dominated Michigan State from start to finish, with Michael Penix Jr. orchestrating a clinic in efficient offensive football to keep the belt firmly around the Huskies' waist. The game was essentially decided in the first half, as Washington scored five touchdowns in the opening two quarters, including four passing TDs to three different receivers and a rushing score, while Michigan State managed only a single drive of note late in the second quarter. Penix connected repeatedly with Rome Odunze, Ja'Lynn Polk, and Jack Westover throughout the contest, accumulating 536 passing yards on an efficient day that saw Washington control the game with a dominant 35:32 time-of-possession advantage. Michigan State's Noah Kim was intercepted early and the Spartans' 261 total yards of offense proved completely insufficient to challenge a Washington team that generated 713 yards and methodically bled the clock, with the Huskies adding two field goals in the second half to put the game completely out of reach.
Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.