He played college football for the Alcorn State Braves and the Louisville Cardinals.
[4][5] In the 2020 season, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic which forced the Braves to cancel several games, Cole was only able to practice.
[6] In 2021, Cole had the option to enter the 2021 NFL draft but chose to stay in college football for another year[7] and transferred to the University of Louisville with the Cardinals.
[8] In his only year at Louisville, Cole started every game of the season, recording a total of 86 tackles, 65 of which were solo, making him second on the team.
[10] Career personal bests are in bold[11] Cole was not selected in the 2022 NFL draft and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders on May 12, 2022.