Cole Pennington
| Marshall Thundering Herd – No. 12 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
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| High school | Sayre School (Lexington, Kentucky) |
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Cole Pennington is an American football quarterback for the Marshall Thundering Herd.
Early life and high school[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]
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]
Statistics[edit]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
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| 2022 | Redshirt 
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| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 1–2 | 64 | 112 | 57.1 | 695 | 6.2 | 0 | 6 | 98.6 | 15 | -69 | -4.6 | 0 | |
| Career | 4 | 3 | 1–2 | 64 | 112 | 57.1 | 695 | 6.2 | 0 | 6 | 98.6 | 15 | -69 | -4.6 | 0 | |
Personal life[edit]
Pennington is a Christian. He is the son of former NFL and Marshall quarterback, Chad Pennington.[7]
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.
- ^ Stephens, Tim (December 15, 2021). "Cole Pennington follows in father's footsteps". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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