Malik Washington's departing message in December 2022 began
"Dear Lord, thank you. To my coaches, because of you I came out the other end not only a better player, but a better man. I wish you nothing but the best."
He had offers from a bunch of solid Power 5 schools out of high school. Chose NU, played well, got his degree. Exactly the kind of guy Northwestern wants. Can't fault him for assessing the QB situation and going to grad school at Virginia. Ben Bryant didn't commit to NU until May 2023.
Too bad Malik had to suffer through a "hopelessly broken" culture for 4 nightmarish years in Evanston.
Like the vast majority of players who have come through the NU football program, he's a class act and I'm happy for him.