Youngstown State had an opportunity to make an early statement in the Missouri Valley Football Conference race, but the Penguins let it slip through their fingers. No. 2 South Dakota State overpowered YSU in the trenches, and despite losing its starting quarterback to injury, held on to ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Through three games, the Youngstown State football team has seen both positives and negatives on all three sides of the ball. In the opener against Mercyhurst, YSU’s offense shined, while special teams fell short at times. In the road trip to Kentucky, the defense struggled ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Last season, Beau Brungard set a litany of records for Youngstown State en route to a record-breaking Walter Payton Award-winning campaign. On Saturday, Brungard added two more to the list, throwing six touchdown passes and tallying eight total touchdowns to set both ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Fresh off its first loss of the season, Youngstown State is already looking forward. In the defeat at Kentucky, the Penguins struggled to slow down the Wildcats’ offense, and while YSU moved the ball offensively, finishing drives proved to be a challenge. But now, the ...
The Youngstown State football team faced a tall task on Saturday. The Penguins traveled to Lexington, Ky., to face a Kentucky in first-year head coach Will Steins debut. YSU couldn’t stop the Wildcats’ firepower, giving up 506 yards of total offense in a 45-13 loss. Beau Brungard ...
YOUNGSTOWN — In the Doug Phillips era, Youngstown State has long described itself as being a “developmental program.” Perhaps no player is a better product of that than fifth-year left tackle Desmeal Leigh. Coming out of high school at Kent Roosevelt, Leigh only had one year of ...
