Michael Penix Jr and Caleb Williams turned touchdown passes into a game of HORSE

On the same day the football gods graced college fans with the puntfest that was Iowa-Northwestern, they were quick to balance things out with an elite matchup between No. 5 Washington and No. 20 USC.

The Trojans’ Caleb Williams won the award last year. The Huskies’ Michael Penix Jr. entered Saturday as the odds-on favorite (+275) to take home the award this year.

And while the game was about so much more than the two quarterbacks, it was impossible not to feel like this was simply a one-on-one showdown. The reigning Heisman-winner out to remind everyone why he has a trophy and the challenger out to claim the crown.

The two kept trading touchdowns so ridiculous no amount of replays could make them less thrilling.

So. Many. Touchdowns.

The over-under point total for the game was at 75.5 before kickoff. At halftime it was up to 104.5.

Caleb Williams pulls off the flea flicker

THIS. GAME. 😱

What a play from @uscfb for another TD to take the lead back! pic.twitter.com/WWsRMWGjJM

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 5, 2023

Oh, OK. Maybe Penix won’t have the silliest touchdown at the Coliseum this year.

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