| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Sayre School (Lexington, Kentucky) |
Cole Pennington is an American football quarterback for the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs. He previously played for the Marshall Thundering Herd
Early life and high school
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. 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.
College career
Marshall
Pennington was redshirted during his true freshman season in 2022, as he only saw action in two games.
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. 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. During the 2023 Frisco Bowl, he completed 15 out 33 passing attempts for 258 yards as the starting quarterback.
Gardner–Webb
On January 8, 2025, Pennington transferred to Gardner–Webb.
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Marshall Thundering Herd | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 52 | 10.4 | 1 | 0 | 233.4 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 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 | 5 | 3 | 1–2 | 68 | 117 | 58.1 | 747 | 6.4 | 1 | 6 | 104.3 | 16 | -65 | -4.1 | 0 | |
Personal life
Pennington is a Christian. He is the son of former NFL and Marshall quarterback Chad Pennington, who has been Sayre's head football coach since the school restarted its football program in 2018.
References
- 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.
External links
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