John Pennington

West Virginia State University Head Football Coach

[WVSU Athletics @wvsuathletics]

#SCTop10 Joe Dailey of @WvsuFootball with the insane touchdown scramble in today's win over Glenville State.

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#GoState🐝

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🏈 | 107.3 The Beat's Coach's Show hosted by Daniel Woods and WVSU Head Coach John Pennington is live at The Pitch Bar & Grill at 7:00pm! $1 wings for everyone, and an additional 15% off for WVSU students, faculty and staff!

https://t.co/mUTSZjwgFU

#GoState 🐝

[WVSU Athletics @wvsuathletics]

Join us at the Dunbar McDonald's on Friday for a tailgate event, with 10% of sales benefitting @WvsuFootball! #GoState🐝

[John Pennington @CoachPenn]

New branding in The Poca Valley Bank Complex! #LockedIn

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It’s not every day one of your former players becomes county commissioner. Austin is one of the finest young men you will meet!

Congratulations Austin Gessel on becoming the youngest Kanawha County Commissioner in our history. So proud of you, and your willingness to serve our community! #KeepChopping

[John Pennington @CoachPenn]

#LockedIn #ItStartsAtState

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𝐌𝐄𝐂 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 🏈

@WvsuFootball head coach John Pennington previews the 2026 season!

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The 2026 football season starts today! #LockedIn #ItStartsAtState

[WVSU Football @WvsuFootball]

Soon... #LOCKEDIN #WVSUFOOTBALL

[John Pennington @CoachPenn]

Looking for a coach to help out on Offense this year! DM me or email [email protected]
#ItStartsAtState
#LockedIn

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NY Giants practice with the staff! #LockedIn

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I’m accountable to you. What I put out there on that field today is not for me, it’s for you. You will never be disappointed in me!

#ItStartsAtState #LockedIn

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@Malikbaker_ @WvsuFootball 👀

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It was a great night to get better at Football! Loved coaching these guys up! #ItStartsAtState #LockedIn

[Arden “Zai” Marshall @amarsh_1]

Had an amazing time at @WvsuFootball Yesterday Night at camp thank you to @Corlyn_Witcher and @Coach_NBaker for having me come out and compete hope to keep building the relationship going into my senior year !!!
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[John Pennington @CoachPenn]

Look who I bumped into last night at our High School Elite Football Camp!

Love seeing former players, especially seeing them coach and pour into young athletes!

#Twinning #ItStartsAtState #LockedIn

[Jim Workman @JimWorkmanWV]

Today’s edition of Wally’s & Wimpy’s is available now!
Check out all of the updated WVSSAC regional softball scores, schedules and brackets!

Get ready for next week’s regional baseball tournaments with the schedules.

Check out Asher Fenton of Wood County Christian, our latest KOMAX Spotlight Student-Athlete!

Come out TONIGHT for a special Wally’s & Wimpy’s Night event at Buffalo Wild Wings- Southridge, in Charleston from 6:00 to 7:30 pm for a chance to win some great prizes and meet our special guest John Pennington, head football coach at West Virginia State University and author of Take The Next Step: Leadership, Mental Toughness and Creating a Winning Culture.

And much more!

Thanks for supporting Wally’s & Wimpy’s for 38 years!

[John Pennington @CoachPenn]

How I Beat the Odds at WVU.

A story about self-leadership, discipline, and refusing to quit when things get hard.

Appreciate the opportunity to speak with the team at United Bank!

The first rule of being a leader is you have to Meet the Standard. As I battled for a spot on WVU’s football team I learned how to Lead myself and Meet the Standard.

#LOCKEDIN

#Leadership #Mindset

[John Pennington @CoachPenn]

2 Weeks away from our first High School Camp! This is THE best opportunity to get evaluated and get an offer.

Love getting to work with guys in-person so we can do how coachable they are and they get to see how we coach and develop! #LockedIn #ItStartsAtState

[John Pennington @CoachPenn]

My new book, "Take The Next Step," is officially live on Amazon.

This book is about leadership, culture, and mindset — and the principles I’ve learned as a player at WVU and Head Coach at West Virginia State.

If you’re leading a team, building something, or trying to grow personally — this book will give you a practical framework to move forward.

Appreciate all the support throughout this process.

You can grab it here on Amazon
👉 https://t.co/CGyscSXh6T

You can also grab a signed copy from my website
👉 https://t.co/4KMHAQbd33

[John Pennington @CoachPenn]

Field Day is the best day of the year!

One of my favorite traditions that we’ve developed as a coaching staff at WVSU is volunteering and helping out at Elementary School Field Days!

As a kid, I lived for Field Day at the end of the school year! It was literally my Super Bowl. Practically trained for it at every PE Class 😂

I have so much fun creating competitive games with these kids and their energy is infectious!

Thank you Ashley Duggan for allowing me and my staff to volunteer and be a part of Ruthlawn Elementary school’s field day! We loved it!

Let us know if we can volunteer again next year.

#fielddayfun #servantleadership #itstartsatstate #lockedin

[John Pennington @CoachPenn]

Well deserved! Can’t say enough about this young man and his determination. The definition of #LOCKEDIN Congratulations @DevinCox_dc @WvsuFootball

[Devin Cox @DevinCox_dc]

Blessed and honored , More work to be done @WvsuFootball @CoachPenn ⏳