Cole Pennington
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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|school=Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
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|currentposition=Quarterback
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|class= {{redshirt}} Sophomore
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|highschool=Sayre School (Lexington, Kentucky)
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- Marshall (2022–2024)
- Gardner–Webb (2025–present)
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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.{{cite web|url=https://bvmsports.com/2021/12/21/sayre-school-football-studs-cole-pennington-and-jackson-marshall-commit-to-thundering-herd/|title=Sayre School football studs Cole Pennington and Jackson Marshall commit to Thundering Herd|website=BVM Sports|first=Logan|last=Hanson|date=December 21, 2021|access-date=December 27, 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/cole-pennington-46100618/|title=Cole Pennington, Sayre School, Quarterback|website=247Sports.com|date=December 15, 2021|access-date=December 27, 2023}}
College career
=Marshall=
Pennington was redshirted during his true freshman season in 2022, as he only saw action in two games.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cole-pennington-1/gamelog/2022/|title=Cole Pennington 2022 Gamelog|website=Sports Reference|access-date=December 27, 2023}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cole-pennington-1/gamelog/2023/|title=Cole Pennington 2023 Gamelog|website=Sports Reference|access-date=December 27, 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/marshall-football-notebook-cole-pennington-replaces-fancher-in-loss/article_0adb4c5f-8b57-5e00-9abf-86902a565a1f.html|title=Cole Pennington replaces Fancher in loss|website=The Herald-Dispatch|first=Luke|last=Creasy|date=October 28, 2023|access-date=December 27, 2023}} During the 2023 Frisco Bowl, he completed 15 out 33 passing attempts for 258 yards as the starting quarterback. {{cite web|url=https://wvmetronews.com/2023/12/20/marshall-falls-flat-after-first-quarter-in-35-17-loss-to-utsa-in-frisco-bowl/|title=Marshall falls flat after first quarter in 35-17 loss to UTSA in Frisco Bowl|website=West Virginia MetroNews|date=December 20, 2023|access-date=December 27, 2023}}
=Gardner–Webb=
On January 8, 2025, Pennington transferred to Gardner–Webb.{{Cite tweet |user=c_pennington10|number=1877101115897979179|title=COMMITTED. #SkoDawgs @GWUFootball @CoachReisert @CoachVeraldi}}
=Statistics=
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| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Marshall Thundering Herd}}" | Marshall Thundering Herd | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| colspan="15"| Redshirt File:Redshirt.svg | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs|color=white}}" | Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | |||||||||||||||
| 2025
| 0 || 0 || – || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cole-pennington-1.html Career] | 7 | 3 | 1–2 | 69 | 119 | 58.0 | 752 | 6.3 | 1 | 6 | 103.8 | 17 | -59 | -3.5 | 0 |
Personal life
Pennington is a Christian. He is the son of former NFL and Marshall quarterback Chad Pennington,{{cite web|url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/cole-pennington-follows-in-fathers-footsteps/article_6e9f972c-252a-5b2f-a85c-c322efe26001.html|title=Cole Pennington follows in father's footsteps|website=The Herald-Dispatch|first=Tim|last=Stephens|date=December 15, 2021|access-date=December 27, 2023}} who has been Sayre's head football coach since the school restarted its football program in 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/news/coffmans-3-tds-lead-sayre-past-raceland-27-22-class-a-championship-schools-1st-state-title/ |title=Coffman's 3 TDs lead Sayre past Raceland 27-22 in Class A championship for school's 1st state title |first=Zack |last=Geoghegan |work=Kentucky Sports Radio |date=December 6, 2024 |access-date=January 3, 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|c_pennington10}}
- [https://herdzone.com/sports/football/roster/cole-pennington/7475 Marshall Thundering Herd bio]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football players
Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football players
Category:People from Woodford County, Kentucky