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Former WVU wideout John Pennington entering fourth season leading WV State

GWHS & WVU graduate John Pennington enters season #4 as WVSU's head coach

(Citynet Statewide Sportsline interview with John Pennington)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Rasheed Marshall pump fake and toss to the corner of the north end zone at Milan Puskar Stadium allowed John Pennington to create an enduring memory in the history of the ‘Backyard Brawl’.

In the final minute of the first half in West Virginia’s 2003 matchup against Pittsburgh, Pennington laid out to reel in a 28-yard scoring strike, tying the score at 24.