The John Pennington Show – Conference Opener, Rebuilding the Defense, and Previewing West Virginia Wesleyan

The John Pennington Show · Sep 17, 2026 · 59m · transcript

Host Daniel Woods is joined by head coach John Pennington and defensive coordinator Rashad Jackson at The Pitch at Shawnee as the Yellow Jackets return from their bye week and enter Mountain East Conference play. Pennington reflects on the 29-9 loss at Robert Morris — a one-score game at halftime — calling out his team's effort and identity as positives to build on, and noting the Yellow Jackets are currently the least penalized team in the conference. Jackson breaks down how the staff built this year's 3-3-5 defense around hybrid athletes recruited from South Florida pipelines built through…