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With only 77 players in the history of the program granted the opportunity to play in the NFL, Marshall boasts a pretty impressive alumni network.
Among those who played for the Thundering Herd and ventured into professional territory are two of the most prominent players of the early 2000s: Chad Pennington and Randy Moss. Playing together in West Virginia for two seasons, the quarterback-receiver duo eventually played against each other in the big leagues for over a decade.
They raised their family in Versailles, Kentucky, where Chad coached Cole’s high school football team. As the Sayre School’s quarterback for three seasons, Cole notched a 16-4 record under his father, throwing for over 4,000 yards and 56 total touchdowns with a 70 percent completion rate.
The duo led Sayre to the playoffs in 2020, an impressive feat considering it was the same year the school brought back its football program since it was removed in 1977. Chad helped to start the varsity team back up which now features Cole’s younger brother, Luke.
Cole Pennington is the third-string quarterback for the Thundering Herd, backing up Braylon Braxton and Stone Earle. He redshirted his freshman season in 2022 and played in four games the next year, including Marshall’s loss to UTSA in the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl. Pennington played well despite falling 35-17, compiling 258 yards on 15 completions.
So far in 2024, he’s only played in one game — Marshall’s blowout 45-3 win over Stony Brook. The redshirt sophomore led the team’s final touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter and looked solid despite not having seen the field much in his career.
With both Marshall legends leaving football behind several years ago, it’s no wonder college football fans have experienced a bit of déjà vu watching the program the last couple of seasons. Another Pennington quarterback has appeared in the NCAA landscape and just so happens to attend the same school as his predecessor.
