A ton of people from around the country are feeling some type of way after they tuned into a college bowl game on Tuesday night.
Out with the last generation of quarterback and in with the new as two notable names took the field for the UTSA Roadrunners and Marshall Thundering Herd during their meeting at the Frisco Bowl on Tuesday night.
The signal callers featured in the game were redshirt freshmen Owen McCown and Cole Pennington. Their fathers were former NFL quarterbacks Josh McCown and Chad Pennington.
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Josh McCown was a third-round NFL draft pick out of Sam Houston and played for 11 different teams during an 18-year career. He last played in 2019. In the NFL, McCown amassed 17,731 yards of passing with 98 touchdowns and 82 interceptions. He obtained a 79.7 passer rating and a 60.2% completion percentage.
He now serves as the quarterbacks coach for the Carolina Panthers.
McCown, a freshman, has made appearances in five games this year and earned his first start amid an injury to regular starter Frank Harris, who was inactive for the bowl game.
The senior Pennington enjoyed an 11-year career in the NFL, playing for the Jets and Dolphins from 2000-10. He’s now been out of the league for 13 years.
Pennington’s son, Cole, is a true freshman for the Thundering Herd. He got the start for the team following the departure of Cam Fancher, who entered the transfer portal after the end of the regular season.
