Topic: Cole Pennington might be our starting qb next year

[wasbarryb]

As someone pointed out, Cole apparently never practiced with the MU offensive unit. He spent each week trying to replicate the opponent's offense so he has little or no experience with the MU offense.

Ever hear of Spring practice? Ever hear of Fall practice?  By next season, Cole will have had ample opportunity to have learned MU offense.

As I recall his Dad wasn't given much respect coming out of HS or even the first couple of games at Marshall.  Time will tell whether Cole will become the next MU great or not.  I just want to see he is given a fair shot at leading the Herd.  If that happens then we can see what he has or doesn't have.

I'm just glad he will have had his chance at Marshall.

[svherd]

Cole is likely the most cerebral of our QB's - based on his genes. I would say the physical tools are where the development needs to take place.

Looks like Huff is gonna roll with Fancher or one of the QB's on roster for '23. Maybe the Morehead kid can bring something. We need vast improvement in the passing game - whoever it is.

[Flat Tire 2]

Ever hear of Spring practice? Ever hear of Fall practice?  By next season, Cole will have had ample opportunity to have learned MU offense.

As I recall his Dad wasn't given much respect coming out of HS or even the first couple of games at Marshall.  Time will tell whether Cole will become the next MU great or not.  I just want to see he is given a fair shot at leading the Herd.  If that happens then we can see what he has or doesn't have.

I'm just glad he will have had his chance at Marshall.

I have no dog in this fight and I hope the best player will be the starter. I would think the best QB prospect would not be running the scout team and being developed? I had frat brothers on the football team when I attended MU and the best players were not on the scout team. Maybe Huff has a different approach with scout player, I don't know?

You bring up Chad. Donnan had summer football camps when he was at MU. Chad came to two years to his camps and Jim knew Chad had great potential so he sign him. Jim was a great evaluator of talent and sign a lot of players that were under the radar including NFl players Jamey Wilson and John Wade. I heard Jim talk about Chad at a QB Club luncheon back in the day and Jim said he knew Chad had potential.

[marshall fanatic]

Cole was redshirted if I remember correctly.

[Ovaltine Jenkins]

Transfer Portal QBs

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[goherd24]

I have no dog in this fight and I hope the best player will be the starter. I would think the best QB prospect would not be running the scout team and being developed? I had frat brothers on the football team when I attended MU and the best players were not on the scout team. Maybe Huff has a different approach with scout player, I don't know?

You bring up Chad. Donnan had summer football camps when he was at MU. Chad came to two years to his camps and Jim knew Chad had great potential so he sign him. Jim was a great evaluator of talent and sign a lot of players that were under the radar including NFl players Jamey Wilson and John Wade. I heard Jim talk about Chad at a QB Club luncheon back in the day and Jim said he knew Chad had potential.

Young players, and redshirt players are gonna be on the scout team. The better they are the better prepared the team is. You realize that players on the scout team do learn and can learn and see the coaching and what we are doing offensively and defensively. Playbooks aren't hard to learn, especially for someone who has lived and breathed football their whole lives. Cole knowing the offense is the last thing that will keep him off the field.

Huff isn't blind. He knows Fancher is not good enough and if he isn't getting someone in the portal, he also knows that Cole or another piece that can get it done is already here. (I would hope).

Either way, I don't believe we are gonna have a top 10 defense next season. Even if Guidry doesn't get plucked, which he most likely will, we are gonna lose some studs from this defense. We need an offense that can move the ball and sustain drives. It doesn't necessarily need to score 40 points a game but 28-34 would be great to go with a decent D

[herd2win]

Whoever our QB is, the offense needs to be designed to score 30. Our defense was special this season.

[TomorrowHERD]

If he is the future, he should have gotten some playing time... 

[whf]

I have no idea how good Cole Pennington is, or is going to be. But it might do us all well to remember he is the only QB on the team last year that did not show up in Huntington until August practice. So, regardless of how capable he is at absorbing things, one would expect everyone else to be ahead of him in many respects of being a teams quarterback. 

I'm actually a bit surprised that he, and now Yates, are at MU. There is always so much to live up to when you follow a family member who has been a star somewhere. Hopefully we'll give them both the ability to be themselves, and to be evaluated against their own capabilities, not their dads.

[svherd]

Just saw where Cole was one of 5 players to have a 4.0 GPA for the first semester. Kudos to he and all the athletes who maintain such high academic standards

[MUonium]

- But it might do us all well to remember he is the only QB on the team last year that did not show up in Huntington until August practice -

perhaps that was planned- redshirt, a condition of signing?  maybe he had unfinished business at his HS or in his community, for any number of possible reasons.  apparently not because he had to academically.

anyway, i'd like nothing better than for him to be the best QB on the roster.  anyone with a 4+ grade AVG will most likely be equipped to handle adversity and the community's reaction to loses.

[goherd24]

I have no idea how good Cole Pennington is, or is going to be. But it might do us all well to remember he is the only QB on the team last year that did not show up in Huntington until August practice. So, regardless of how capable he is at absorbing things, one would expect everyone else to be ahead of him in many respects of being a teams quarterback. 

I'm actually a bit surprised that he, and now Yates, are at MU. There is always so much to live up to when you follow a family member who has been a star somewhere. Hopefully we'll give them both the ability to be themselves, and to be evaluated against their own capabilities, not their dads.

That means very little when you're here for a red shirt season. If you're coming in and wanting to start that year, yes, being there in spring is huge. But Cole's clearly got a good head on his shoulders. Let's see what he can do in spring ball. It won't take much honestly, to improve on Fancher, and if Huff is doing anything but coach speak saying it's a heated or close competition, we know we are jn trouble. I said it this season, if Colombi is really in a close competition with Fancher, we were jn trouble at QB and we were.

[whf]

That means very little when you're here for a red shirt season. If you're coming in and wanting to start that year, yes, being there in spring is huge. But Cole's clearly got a good head on his shoulders. Let's see what he can do in spring ball. It won't take much honestly, to improve on Fancher, and if Huff is doing anything but coach speak saying it's a heated or close competition, we know we are jn trouble. I said it this season, if Colombi is really in a close competition with Fancher, we were jn trouble at QB and we were.

Same message, said two different ways; I totally agree with you. His ambition to start last year would have been misplaced ambition.  His ability to learn enough of the offense of 13 teams, one per week plus, says enough about his football understanding and adjustability.