| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sayre School (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Cole Pennington is an American college football quarterback for the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs. He previously played for the Marshall Thundering Herd
Early life
[edit]Pennington grew up in Versailles, Kentucky and attended Sayre School where he lettered in football and basketball. During his high school career, he led the Spartans with a 16-4 all-time record and threw for over 4,000 yards and scored 56 total touchdowns with a 70% completion percentage.[1] He was a three-star rated recruit and committed to play college football at Marshall University over offers from Akron, Ball State, Eastern Kentucky and UT Martin.[2]
College career
[edit]Marshall
[edit]Pennington was redshirted during his true freshman season in 2022, as he only saw action in two games.[3]
During the 2023 season, he played in four games and started three of them, finishing the season with completing 64 out of 112 passing attempts for 695 yards.[4] He became the starting quarterback during a game against Coastal Carolina after an injury from Cam Fancher, where Pennington completed 12 out of 23 passing attempts for 77 yards and two interceptions.[5] During the 2023 Frisco Bowl, he completed 15 out 33 passing attempts for 258 yards as the starting quarterback. [6]
Gardner–Webb
[edit]On January 8, 2025, Pennington transferred to Gardner–Webb.[7]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Marshall Thundering Herd | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Redshirt 
| |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 1–2 | 64 | 112 | 57.1 | 695 | 6.2 | 0 | 6 | 98.6 | 15 | -69 | -4.6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 57 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 187.0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 7 | 3 | 1–2 | 69 | 119 | 58.0 | 752 | 6.3 | 1 | 6 | 103.8 | 17 | -59 | -3.5 | 0 | |
Personal life
[edit]Pennington is a Christian. He is the son of former NFL and Marshall quarterback Chad Pennington,[8] who has been Sayre's head football coach since the school restarted its football program in 2018.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Hanson, Logan (December 21, 2021). "Sayre School football studs Cole Pennington and Jackson Marshall commit to Thundering Herd". BVM Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Cole Pennington, Sayre School, Quarterback". 247Sports.com. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Cole Pennington 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Cole Pennington 2023 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Creasy, Luke (October 28, 2023). "Cole Pennington replaces Fancher in loss". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Marshall falls flat after first quarter in 35-17 loss to UTSA in Frisco Bowl". West Virginia MetroNews. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ @c_pennington10 (January 8, 2025). "COMMITTED. #SkoDawgs @GWUFootball @CoachReisert @CoachVeraldi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Stephens, Tim (December 15, 2021). "Cole Pennington follows in father's footsteps". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Geoghegan, Zack (December 6, 2024). "Coffman's 3 TDs lead Sayre past Raceland 27-22 in Class A championship for school's 1st state title". Kentucky Sports Radio. Retrieved January 3, 2025.