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Zeb Noland

American football quarterback

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ108803413
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Zebuliah Noland (born August 16, 1997) is an American college football coach and former quarterback. He is the quarterbacks coach for Murray State University, a position he has held since 2024. He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones, North Dakota State Bison, and South Carolina Gamecocks. He drew media attention upon being added to the Gamecocks roster, where he was named their starting quarterback, despite being a graduate assistant with the team.

Early life

Noland, the son of Travis and Julie Noland. He played high school football at Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Georgia under his father, a former Appalachian State quarterback. He earned all-region honors twice, and led the team to their first regional championship since 2004. Rated the No. 60 pro-style quarterback in his class by 247Sports, Noland received offers from Toledo, Middle Tennessee, Colorado State, Richmond, FIU, and Appalachian State. He ultimately committed to Appalachian State University on June 6, 2015, but later rescinded that commitment upon receiving an offer from Iowa State University.

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