Takeaways from Washington's Fifth Fall Practice

As Michael Penix threw off to the side, the Husky offense put together some big plays.

Tuesday was the definition of feast or famine for the Washington Huskies on both sides of the ball, as Dylan Morris once again led the first-team offense while Michael Penix Jr. threw off to the side. Coach Kalen DeBoer briefly addressed the media after practice, saying there's no cause for concern.

In his stead, Morris did a decent job commanding the offense. On the first drive of the day, he threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Rome Odunze, who got behind the defense and outran three defenders. That ignited a scoring barrage that saw the Washington offense score seven touchdowns during team periods.

Hey ⁦@KalenDeBoer⁩: Faatui Tuitele is available in goal line situations. pic.twitter.com/604bFMDoyJ

— Mike Vorel (@mikevorel) August 8, 2023

The offense worked on a lot of shorter field situations on Tuesday, which led to the scoring barrage, but the defense also came away with multiple wins on the day. Elijah Jackson made two interceptions on the day, grabbing the first during one-on-one drills, and the second off a tipped Morris pass.

While Jackson topped the stat sheet, Davon Banks had the best day of any defensive back. He picked off Austin Mack early in practice and played physical, lockdown coverage all morning, and looks to be pushing for a spot in the cornerback rotation.

It was also a good outing for edge rusher Sekai Asoau-Afoa, who recorded a sack early on in practice and forced a fumble on a handoff later on, knocking the ball out of Austin Mack's hands. Mack was under a lot of pressure once again, especially when edge rusher Lance Holtzclaw also forced his way into the backfield and recorded a sack.

Everybody’s favorite drill pic.twitter.com/9UykpgsbhW

— Roman Tomashoff (@rtomashoff34) August 8, 2023

Inside the Notebook

• Touchdown counter: Quarterbacks: Dylan Morris- 6 (one in 7-on-7 drills), Austin Mack- 2. Pass catchers: Rome Odunze- 2, Germie Bernard- 2, Ja'Lynn Polk- 2 (one in team drills, one in 7-on-7), Jalen McMillan- 1, Jack Westover- 1.
• Ja'Lynn Polk earned the play of the day on Tuesday with his 7-on-7 touchdown, going over the top of cornerback Darren Barkins to secure the score.
• Both of Mack's touchdowns went to Germie Bernard, including a 60-yard catch and run on the last play of practice.
• That came one play after Carson Bruener stepped in front of a Dylan Morris pass and pulled in an interception. Tristan Dunn also pulled in an impressive pick after falling to the turf during one-on-one drills.
• The defensive staff continues to experiment with alignments up front, with one play offering Ulumoo Ale and Tuli Letuligasenoa lined up in the standard edge positions while Bralen Trice and Zion Tupuola-Fetui lined up at the normal defensive tackle spots.

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