Former quarterback at Marshall. 2024: 57 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.
6′4″ · 220 lb · Versailles, KY
Recruiting
QB recruit
No. 1424 nationally · Signed with Marshall
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former quarterback at Marshall. 2024: 57 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.
Cole Pennington
Operates within the system without forcing anything. This is his second year in the same quarterback room at Marshall. The receipt: 378 pass yds, 1 tackles against Wofford — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Marshall, 752 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-35@ Austin Peay | 27/49 | 312 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 | — | Season-high 378 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 13-17@ Wofford | 31/54 | 378 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | — | Season-high 378 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 23-24@ Liberty | 16/38 | 186 | 0 | 2 | 4.9 | -- | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-20vs North Carolina Central | 24/38 | 309 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 | — | Clean 2-TD game |
| Total | 98/179 | 1185 | 3 | 4 | 6.6 | — |
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Charles Huff — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 309 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 292 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 296 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
43.0%
77 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
59.7
3 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Brayden Schager’s 2021 season.
Differs from Brayden on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Darren Grainger’s path through Georgia State.
Matches Darren on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Brayden Schager's freshman season at Hawai'i (2021).
Matches Brayden on
Differs from Brayden on
Player DNA