Cole Gonzales

Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in May 2025 following his transfer from Oklahoma. PRIOR TO PITT: Transferred to Oklahoma in January 2025 from Western Carolina (2022-24)…totaled 6,682 yards and 51 touchdowns in three seasons (27 games, 23 starts) at the FCS level…named the SoCon Player of the Year in 2023 and a two-time first-team all-conference player…two-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given to the national offensive player of the year in Division I FCS…last year, started eight games before sustaining an injury that held him out of the team’s final four games…completed 61.7% of his passes, totaling 2,543 passing yards, 12 passing touchdowns, and seven interceptions, while adding 212 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 64 rushing attempts…passed for a SoCon single-game record 620 passing yards while tying a career-high with five passing touchdowns at Furman. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, Fla…totaled 932 passing yards, nine passing touchdowns, 668 rushing yards, and five rushing touchdowns as a senior…helped lead Trinity Catholic to the regional finals of the FHSAA 3A playoffs…also lettered in baseball. PERSONAL: Son of Julie and Billy Gonzales…father is currently an assistant football coach at the University of Florida where he coaches wide receivers…born in Salt Lake City, Utah.