The Coldwater Cavaliers finished as runners-up in the Ohio state championship in Wenning's senior year.
Ball State's season opener under new head coach Pete Lembo was an in-state cross conference match versus the Big Ten's Indiana University at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on September 3.
Wenning threw for 173 yards, 2 touchdowns and ran in a 1-yard quarterback keeper to upset Indiana 27–20.
Wenning under head coach Pete Lembo helped the Ball State Cardinals become bowl eligible for the third consecutive year.
Wenning added a 215 yards passing and a touchdown to his totals in the 20–23 loss to Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl.
Wenning now has the third-most single season passing yards in Mid-American Conference history falling just behind Byron Leftwich of Marshall (4,268 in 2002) and Ben Roethlisberger from Miami (4,486 in 2003).
[5] He played on the west team along with two other quarterbacks Notre Dame's Tommy Rees and Washington's Keith Price.
[12] His first NFL snap came against the San Francisco 49ers in Baltimore's first preseason game on August 7, 2014, and his first NFL pass completion was a 10-yard pass to undrafted rookie wide receiver Jeremy Butler for a first down against the Dallas Cowboys in the second preseason game on August 16, 2014.
[18] On December 16, 2015, Wenning was signed to the active roster after starting quarterback Andy Dalton suffered a fractured thumb against the Pittsburgh Steelers the previous game.
[24] He played in the Bills' final preseason game on August 31, 2017, going 5 of 15 for 41 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions in a 27-17 victory over the Detroit Lions.
[26] On October 3, 2017, Wenning signed a practice roster agreement with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.