In at least three of the long-yardage receptions, the Texas DB’s were right on WU’s receivers, and Penix had to make a near perfect throw (which he did) with really athletic receptions to get the completions. Those were marvelous plays.
I expect the difference with Michigan may come with the pass rush - as talented as Penix is, if he gets the rush that Alabama’s quarterback saw, he’ll need superpowers to match his work in the semi-final game.
I think the Wash line plays much better than Bama’s. That’s been Bama’s weakness all year. They’re a talented bunch, but very young and inexperienced. Texas’ D-line dominated them. We didn’t dominate UW’s O-line.